Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.215 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
nuclear medicine
tracer development
oncology
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,255
28,238
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Pediatric Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,771
21,104
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,138
46,073
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
cancer research
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,025
5,027
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Cardiorenal syndrome
genetics
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,778
26,882
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
theoretical astrophysics
star formation
ISM dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,646
21,808
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
computer vision
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,085
17,870
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Implementation science
primary care
health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,466
14,138
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
cosmology
theoretical astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,390
17,773
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,176
17,594
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Neurooncology
Cancer Immunology
Neuroimmunology
Neucosciences
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,628
25,412
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,444
8,405
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,720
8,988
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Immunologie
Dermatologie
Onkologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,103
11,174
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,988
11,526
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Structural Bioinformatics
Protein Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,616
8,162
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Theoretical Particle Physics
Cosmology
String Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,494
21,976
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Developmental Biology
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,322
13,633
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Systems Biology
Signaling Networks
Systems Biomedicine
systems_pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,815
24,761
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
LHC Physics
Higgs Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,812
12,182
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,573
8,201
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
x-ray structure analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,462
13,272
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Organic Materials
Acene Chemistry
Arene Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,153
7,879
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Vascular Biology
Tumor Biology
Angioscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,569
12,094
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Development Economics
Political Economy
International Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,129
13,109
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,035
365
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Uwe Haberkorn
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,255
28,238
0.520
nuclear medicine
tracer development
oncology
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,732
394
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Franz Schaefer
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,771
21,104
0.408
Pediatric Nephrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,234
413
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jan Walter De Neve
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,138
46,073
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,571
424
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Helmut Bartsch
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,025
5,027
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,645
428
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marcus E Kleber
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,778
26,882
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,705
431
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ralf Klessen
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,646
21,808
0.448
theoretical astrophysics
star formation
ISM dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,250
471
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Carsten Rother
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,085
17,870
0.380
computer vision
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,495
480
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Michel Wensing
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,466
14,138
0.304
Implementation science
primary care
health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,397
527
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bjoern Malte Schaefer
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,390
17,773
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,993
598
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Andreas Kulozik
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,176
17,594
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,313
614
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Michael Platten
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,628
25,412
0.625
Neurooncology
Cancer Immunology
Neuroimmunology
Neucosciences
Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,412
619
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ulrich Platt
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,444
8,405
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,834
643
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
David G Robinson
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,720
8,988
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,215
655
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Alexander Enk
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,103
11,174
0.286
Immunologie
Dermatologie
Onkologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,286
662
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Hans Georg Kräusslich
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,988
11,526
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,506
675
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Rob Russell
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,616
8,162
0.211
Structural Bioinformatics
Protein Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,598
681
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Arthur Hebecker
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,494
21,976
0.571
Theoretical Particle Physics
Cosmology
String Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,706
686
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Joachim Wittbrodt
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,322
13,633
0.356
Developmental Biology
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,054
693
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Julio Saez Rodriguez
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,815
24,761
0.655
Systems Biology
Signaling Networks
Systems Biomedicine
systems_pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,251
804
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tilman Plehn
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,812
12,182
0.350
LHC Physics
Higgs Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,427
815
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
C Wetterich
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,573
8,201
0.237
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,511
821
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Frank Rominger
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,462
13,272
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,786
839
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Uwe Bunz
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,153
7,879
0.231
Organic Materials
Acene Chemistry
Arene Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,294
860
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hellmut Augustin
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,569
12,094
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,681
877
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Axel Dreher
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,129
13,109
0.396
Development Economics
Political Economy
International Economics