Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology 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 :26
atmospheric dynamics
predictability
data assimilation
convection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
2,612
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Physical Geography
Hydrology
Climate Science
Environmental Modeling
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
4,075
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
climate change
small islands
island studies
social capital
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,021
5,868
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Machine Learning
xAI
Explainable AI
interpretability
Interpretable Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
4,533
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
microbial loop
biogeochemistry
anaerobic microbiology
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
3,008
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
volcanology
petrology
petrophysics
geology
geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
2,459
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
artificial intelligence
machine learning
data mining
medical imaging
spatial databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,290
2,010
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Palaeontology
Ichthyology
Evolution
Otoliths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,116
1,692
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Machine Translation
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,996
1,698
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
DNA Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,955
1,421
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Networks
Expression Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
1,902
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
volcanology
experimental volcanology
physical volcanology
volcanic ash
explosive eruptions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
1,983
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Programming Languages
Computer Security
Program Analysis
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,022
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
luminescent nanomaterials
metal halide perovskite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
2,682
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Nanoagents
Lipid Membranes
Plasmonics
Optics/Optical tweezers
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,701
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Perovskite Solar Cells
Organic Photovoltaics
hole transporting materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,597
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Paleomagnetism
Tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,303
810
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Structural geology
Active Tectonics
Global Geology
Stratigraphy
Tectonic Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
1,150
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Proteomics
Cell Differentiation
post-translational modification
cell signalling
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
1,309
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Bionanotechnology
DNA Nanotechnology
Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy
DNA PAINT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,887
1,777
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
earthquake source physics
computational seismology
fracture mechanics
numerical methods
high
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
2,346
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
archaeological geophysics
soil magnetism
magnetism
prospection
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
1,090
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Deep Learning
Probabilistic Machine Learning
Biomedical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
2,658
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,787
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,554
1,428
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,693
6,609
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
George Craig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
2,612
0.409
atmospheric dynamics
predictability
data assimilation
convection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,987
6,759
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ralf Ludwig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
4,075
0.651
Physical Geography
Hydrology
Climate Science
Environmental Modeling
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,303
6,997
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jan Petzold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,021
5,868
0.975
climate change
small islands
island studies
social capital
geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,982
8,117
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Giuseppe Casalicchio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,039
4,533
0.900
Machine Learning
xAI
Explainable AI
interpretability
Interpretable Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,313
8,607
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
William Orsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
3,008
0.639
microbial loop
biogeochemistry
anaerobic microbiology
stable isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,695
9,054
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Bettina Scheu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
2,459
0.557
volcanology
petrology
petrophysics
geology
geophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,526
9,253
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Matthias Schubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,290
2,010
0.469
artificial intelligence
machine learning
data mining
medical imaging
spatial databases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,509
9,606
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Bettina Reichenbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,116
1,692
0.411
Palaeontology
Ichthyology
Evolution
Otoliths
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,279
9,815
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alexander Fraser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,996
1,698
0.425
Machine Translation
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,605
9,901
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Christian Steinhauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,955
1,421
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,415
10,584
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Tobias Petri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
1,902
0.525
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Networks
Expression Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,252
10,913
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ulrich Küppers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
1,983
0.571
volcanology
experimental volcanology
physical volcanology
volcanic ash
explosive eruptions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,315
10,915
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Johannes Kinder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,022
0.582
Programming Languages
Computer Security
Program Analysis
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,527
10,957
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Yu Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
2,682
0.776
luminescent nanomaterials
metal halide perovskite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,921
11,229
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Theobald Lohmueller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,701
0.508
Nanoagents
Lipid Membranes
Plasmonics
Optics/Optical tweezers
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,748
11,262
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Michiel Petrus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,597
0.778
Perovskite Solar Cells
Organic Photovoltaics
hole transporting materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,538
11,352
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Valerian Bachtadse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,303
810
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,019
11,873
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Anke M. Friedrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
1,150
0.372
Structural geology
Active Tectonics
Global Geology
Stratigraphy
Tectonic Geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,483
11,953
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Andreas Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
1,309
0.427
Proteomics
Cell Differentiation
post-translational modification
cell signalling
chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,939
12,491
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Philipp C. Nickels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,887
1,777
0.616
Bionanotechnology
DNA Nanotechnology
Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy
DNA PAINT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,449
12,842
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Alice Agnes Gabriel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
2,346
0.845
earthquake source physics
computational seismology
fracture mechanics
numerical methods
high
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,541
12,878
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jörg Faßbinder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
1,090
0.394
archaeological geophysics
soil magnetism
magnetism
prospection
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,956
13,002
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Mina Rezaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
2,658
0.974
Deep Learning
Probabilistic Machine Learning
Biomedical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,653
13,280
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Corrado Cimarelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,787
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,554
13,584
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Martin Dohrmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,554
1,428
0.559