Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 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
Germany
Xiaoming Fu
Networked Systems
Cloud Computing
Mobile and Edge Computing
Social Computing
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,788
7,330
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Germany
Oliver Gross
Nephrologie
seltene Nierenerkrankungen
erbliche Nierenerkrankungen
Alport Syndrom
Typ IV Kollagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,695
7,426
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Germany
Fuzesi L
Pathologie
Onkologie
Gastroenterologie
Molekularpathologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,184
1,948
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Germany
Uwe Kornak
Human Genetics
Cell Biology
Progeroid Skeletal and Connective Tissue Diorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,903
4,956
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Germany
Jens C Niemeyer
Physics of the early universe
computational astrophysics and cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,721
3,967
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Germany
Wolfram Kollatschny
active galactic nuclei
black holes
galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,700
4,048
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Germany
Niels Voigt
arrhythmias
calcium handling
atria
myocytes
atrial fibrillation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,420
5,253
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Germany
Robert Schaback
Numerical Analysis
Approximation
kernels
meshless methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
3,049
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Germany
Kurt Schönhammer
quantum many body problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,042
1,470
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Germany
R. Thomas Weitz
physics
2D materials
organic electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,996
4,114
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Germany
Markus Zabel
Kardiologie
Rhythmologie
Klinische Elektrophysiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,966
2,657
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Germany
Bothmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,461
3,257
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Germany
Philipp Vana
RAFT polymerization
nanocomposites
biomimetic polymers
mechanism and kinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,771
1,873
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Germany
Thomas Friedl
Phycology
phylogenetics
evolution
ecology
lichens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,768
3,121
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Germany
Stephan Waack
Complexity Theory
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,678
4,886
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Germany
Martin Uecker
Computational Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Real-time MRI
Image Reconstruction
Inverse Problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,521
5,079
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Germany
Stefan Klumpp
Theoretical biophysics
Statistical physics
biological physics
quantitative biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,190
3,529
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Germany
Maik Hammerschmidt
Service Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability
AI in Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
3,464
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Germany
Kai Zhang
cellulose
soft materials
mechanics
self-assembly
functional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,008
7,101
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Germany
Axel Munk
Mathematical Statistics
Computational Statistics
Statistics in Biophysics
Statistical Inverse Problems
Optimal Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,551
3,447
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Germany
Dörthe Katschinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,544
2,329
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Germany
Fabian Jintae Froese
international human resource management
expatriate management
diversity management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,915
4,950
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Germany
Heidrich-Meisner Fabian
Theoretical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Many-Body Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,740
3,047
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Germany
Christian Dullin
Radiologie
Bildgebung
CT
Phasenkontrast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,487
3,572
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,859
Germany
3,527
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Xiaoming Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,788
7,330
0.622
Networked Systems
Cloud Computing
Mobile and Edge Computing
Social Computing
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,606
Germany
3,555
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Oliver Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,695
7,426
0.635
Nephrologie
seltene Nierenerkrankungen
erbliche Nierenerkrankungen
Alport Syndrom
Typ IV Kollagen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,163
Germany
3,770
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Fuzesi L
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,184
1,948
0.174
Pathologie
Onkologie
Gastroenterologie
Molekularpathologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,824
Germany
3,878
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Uwe Kornak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,903
4,956
0.455
Human Genetics
Cell Biology
Progeroid Skeletal and Connective Tissue Diorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,599
Germany
3,957
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jens C Niemeyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,721
3,967
0.370
Physics of the early universe
computational astrophysics and cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,816
Germany
3,961
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Wolfram Kollatschny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,700
4,048
0.378
active galactic nuclei
black holes
galaxies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,698
Germany
4,079
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Niels Voigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,420
5,253
0.504
arrhythmias
calcium handling
atria
myocytes
atrial fibrillation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,214
Germany
4,179
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Robert Schaback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
3,049
0.299
Numerical Analysis
Approximation
kernels
meshless methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,811
Germany
4,247
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Kurt Schönhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,042
1,470
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,300
Germany
4,265
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
R. Thomas Weitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,996
4,114
0.412
physics
2D materials
organic electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,624
Germany
4,283
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Markus Zabel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,966
2,657
0.267
Kardiologie
Rhythmologie
Klinische Elektrophysiologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,018
Germany
4,344
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Christian Bommer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,844
9,541
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,581
Germany
4,521
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Bothmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,461
3,257
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,045
Germany
4,919
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Philipp Vana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,771
1,873
0.214
RAFT polymerization
nanocomposites
biomimetic polymers
mechanism and kinetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,086
Germany
4,926
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Thomas Friedl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,768
3,121
0.356
Phycology
phylogenetics
evolution
ecology
lichens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,423
Germany
4,977
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Stephan Waack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,678
4,886
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,812
Germany
5,056
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Martin Uecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,521
5,079
0.596
Computational Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Real-time MRI
Image Reconstruction
Inverse Problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,095
Germany
5,269
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Stefan Klumpp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,190
3,529
0.431
Theoretical biophysics
Statistical physics
biological physics
quantitative biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,406
Germany
5,359
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Maik Hammerschmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
3,464
0.430
Service Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability
AI in Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,226
Germany
5,384
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Kai Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,008
7,101
0.887
cellulose
soft materials
mechanics
self-assembly
functional materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,589
Germany
5,695
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Axel Munk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,551
3,447
0.456
Mathematical Statistics
Computational Statistics
Statistics in Biophysics
Statistical Inverse Problems
Optimal Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,719
Germany
5,700
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Dörthe Katschinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,544
2,329
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,834
Germany
6,225
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Fabian Jintae Froese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,915
4,950
0.716
international human resource management
expatriate management
diversity management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,874
Germany
6,392
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Heidrich-Meisner Fabian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,740
3,047
0.452
Theoretical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Many-Body Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,964
Germany
6,635
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Christian Dullin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,487
3,572
0.551