Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Rheinisch Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,572
8,443
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
cell biology
gene regulation
stem cells
hematopoiesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,345
6,626
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Colloids
SANS
Microgels
Nanogels
Gels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,935
10,135
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,505
8,507
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Theoretical Computer Science
Discrete Mathematics
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,492
5,782
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,433
20,155
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
organometallic chemistry
homogeneous catalysis
polymerization catalysis
artificial metalloenzymes
metal hydrides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,525
5,659
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Process Systems Engineering
Process Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,186
5,348
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Software Engineering
Modelling
Domain Specific Languages
Tools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,075
7,139
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,019
1,486
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Experimental Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,737
8,289
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
High-energy astrophysics with neutrinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,668
16,196
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Power Systems
Power Electronics
Real-time simulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,367
10,474
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,277
11,289
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Biofunctional and Electrofunctional Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,418
5,957
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Hydrogen
Biomass
Renewable Feedstocks
Circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,975
10,050
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
materials
thin film materials science
material design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,905
7,370
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Quality Management
Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,586
9,091
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Biomedical Engineering
Control Engineering
Bioimpedance
Electrical Impedance Tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,286
9,406
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Biochemical Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,125
6,586
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Geomechanics
Tectonophysics
Analogue Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,846
6,849
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
mathematics
math.history
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,829
3,432
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Environmental chemistry
Ecotoxicology
Soil chemistry
Environmental risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,794
7,210
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Protein Engineering
Biocatalysis
Biological Transformation of Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,770
8,330
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Nanoelectronics
Optoelectronics
Neuromorphic Computing
2D Materials
Perovskites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,709
8,836
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,185
1,343
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Robert Harlander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,572
8,443
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,605
1,365
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Martin Zenke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,345
6,626
0.284
cell biology
gene regulation
stem cells
hematopoiesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,477
1,504
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Walter Richtering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,935
10,135
0.462
Colloids
SANS
Microgels
Nanogels
Gels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,476
1,539
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ralph Panstruga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,505
8,507
0.396
Plant-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,518
1,542
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gerhard Woeginger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,492
5,782
0.269
Theoretical Computer Science
Discrete Mathematics
Operations Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,664
1,548
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sebastien Clesse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,433
20,155
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,930
1,640
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Jun Okuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,525
5,659
0.276
organometallic chemistry
homogeneous catalysis
polymerization catalysis
artificial metalloenzymes
metal hydrides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,811
1,685
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Wolfgang Marquardt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,186
5,348
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,113
1,695
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bernhard Rumpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,075
7,139
0.356
Software Engineering
Modelling
Domain Specific Languages
Tools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,139
1,809
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Heinrich Meyr
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,019
1,486
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,957
1,850
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Christoph Stampfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,737
8,289
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,159
1,859
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lisa Johanna Schumacher
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,668
16,196
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,129
1,904
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Antonello Monti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,367
10,474
0.570
Power Systems
Power Electronics
Real-time simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,441
1,918
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Malte Brettel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,277
11,289
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,470
2,046
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ulrich Simon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,418
5,957
0.342
Biofunctional and Electrofunctional Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,172
2,130
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Regina Palkovits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,975
10,050
0.592
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Hydrogen
Biomass
Renewable Feedstocks
Circular Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,434
2,142
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jochen M Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,905
7,370
0.436
materials
thin film materials science
material design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,666
2,197
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Schmitt Robert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,586
9,091
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,950
2,268
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Steffen Leonhardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,286
9,406
0.578
Biomedical Engineering
Control Engineering
Bioimpedance
Electrical Impedance Tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,657
2,297
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jochen Büchs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,125
6,586
0.408
Biochemical Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,900
2,353
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Janos L. Urai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,846
6,849
0.432
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Geomechanics
Tectonophysics
Analogue Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,991
2,357
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
PL Butzer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,829
3,432
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,146
2,366
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Schaeffer Andreas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,794
7,210
0.457
Environmental chemistry
Ecotoxicology
Soil chemistry
Environmental risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,242
2,371
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Schwaneberg U
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,770
8,330
0.528
Protein Engineering
Biocatalysis
Biological Transformation of Material Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,534
2,384
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Max C Lemme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,709
8,836
0.562
Nanoelectronics
Optoelectronics
Neuromorphic Computing
2D Materials
Perovskites