Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences 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
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,497
10,438
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Bioinformatics
Proteomics
Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,019
13,856
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Biological Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,792
5,272
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Single-Molecule Spectroscopy
Superresolution Microscopy
DNA Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,629
8,111
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
single cell bioinformatics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,550
6,632
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
chemokine biology/kidney disease/cancer biology/bioinformatics/promoter modeling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,462
4,796
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Statistics
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,810
6,045
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
astrophysics
machine learning
cosmoslogy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,352
13,798
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Biology of poxviruses
virus-host interaction
vaccine induced immunity to infectious diseases
emerging infections and zoonotic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,351
4,629
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Molecular Geobiology & Palaeobiology
Phylogenomics
Molecular Systematics
Comparative Genomics
Biomineralization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,807
6,830
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Human Genetics
Functional Genomics
eQTL
Immunogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,465
11,906
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
X-ray Physics
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Attosecond Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,113
3,766
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Astrophysics
Planet Formation
Circumstellar Disks
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,420
10,030
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Computational genetics
plant genomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,383
7,221
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Electron Microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,293
8,081
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
mass spectrometry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,113
4,407
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Solid State Chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,076
3,748
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Nano-Optics
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,644
3,888
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Origin of Life
RNA World
Protocells
Astrobiology
Molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,131
5,421
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Machine Learning
Statistics
Data Science
Statistical Learning
Scientific Software
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,703
11,032
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
nevertrustathrush
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,908
6,619
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
nuclear and particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,726
1,120
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
lasers
ultrafast nonlinear optics
ultrafast molecular processes
primary chemical processes
ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,613
2,646
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Strongly Correlated Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
3,621
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Statistics
measurement error
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,152
5,016
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,987
1,641
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Christian Ochsenfeld
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,497
10,438
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,132
1,808
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rainer Malik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,019
13,856
0.729
Bioinformatics
Proteomics
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,800
1,841
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Joachim Raedler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,792
5,272
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,264
1,864
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Philip Tinnefeld
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,629
8,111
0.435
Single-Molecule Spectroscopy
Superresolution Microscopy
DNA Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,954
2,020
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ines Hellmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,550
6,632
0.378
single cell bioinformatics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,290
2,036
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Peter J Nelson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,462
4,796
0.275
chemokine biology/kidney disease/cancer biology/bioinformatics/promoter modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,792
2,157
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gerhard Tutz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,810
6,045
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,659
2,243
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ben Hoyle
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,352
13,798
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,669
2,244
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Gerd Sutter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,351
4,629
0.283
Biology of poxviruses
virus-host interaction
vaccine induced immunity to infectious diseases
emerging infections and zoonotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,080
2,363
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Gert Wörheide
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,807
6,830
0.432
Molecular Geobiology & Palaeobiology
Phylogenomics
Molecular Systematics
Comparative Genomics
Biomineralization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,704
2,431
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sarah Kim Hellmuth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,465
11,906
0.770
Human Genetics
Functional Genomics
eQTL
Immunogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,409
2,502
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ulf Kleineberg
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,113
3,766
0.249
X-ray Physics
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Attosecond Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,012
2,662
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Til Birnstiel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,420
10,030
0.696
Astrophysics
Planet Formation
Circumstellar Disks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,196
2,679
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Korbinian Schneeberger
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,383
7,221
0.502
Computational genetics
plant genomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,734
2,705
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Markus Doeblinger
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,293
8,081
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,715
2,753
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Michael Vogeser
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,113
4,407
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,952
2,769
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Dir Johrendt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,076
3,748
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,618
2,887
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Achim Hartschuh
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,644
3,888
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,952
3,026
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dieter Braun
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,131
5,421
0.413
Origin of Life
RNA World
Protocells
Astrobiology
Molecular evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,941
3,164
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Bernd Bischl
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,703
11,032
0.868
Machine Learning
Statistics
Data Science
Statistical Learning
Scientific Software
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,812
3,425
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jochen Bw Wolf
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,908
6,619
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,261
3,483
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
G. Graw
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,726
1,120
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,203
3,520
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Eberhard Riedle
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,613
2,646
0.228
lasers
ultrafast nonlinear optics
ultrafast molecular processes
primary chemical processes
ultrafast spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,802
3,674
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jan Von Delft
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
3,621
0.323
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Mesoscopic Physics
Strongly Correlated Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,205
3,689
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Helmut Küchenhoff
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,152
5,016
0.450