Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Technische Hochschule Köln 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
computer animation
augmented and virtual reality
control theory
aesthetics
human computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
138
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Databases
Data Science
Machine Learning
Knowledge Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
219
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Medizinische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
247
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Process Mining
Advertising Research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
108
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
345
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
digital transformation of (media) companies
emergent media technologies
production and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
208
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Ensemble Modelling
Sequential Parameter Optimization
Surfaces Response Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
201
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Massivbau
Baustatik
FEM
BIM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
123
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
(Kinder-) Armut und Soziale Ausgrenzung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
166
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
220
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Media Education
Digital Games
Learning Theory
Communities of Practice
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
179
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Haptic Interfaces
VR
HCI
Robot Programming
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
194
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
process technology
chemical engineering
water technology
wastewater technology
environmental protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
98
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Digitalisierung
Prüfen
Diversity
Coaching
SoTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
103
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
metaphors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
145
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Philosophie
Ethik
Soziale Arbeit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
78
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
spatial audio
binaural technology
audio signal processing
spherical microphone arrays
auditory perception
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
232
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
115
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
217
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
REST-Security
Web (Services) Security
Security for ULS Systems
Web Caching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
154
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Nonprofit Management
Sozialwirtschaft
Sozialmanagement
Social Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
86
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Statistical Analysis
Machine Learning
Event Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
207
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
204
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Mixed Reality Learning
Innovation & Society
Change Management
Organizational Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
159
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Wissenschaftskommunikation
Open Science
Informationswissenschaft
Meteorologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
124
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,612
33,175
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Stefan M. Grünvogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
138
0.328
computer animation
augmented and virtual reality
control theory
aesthetics
human computer interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,107
33,862
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Johann Schaible
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
219
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,229
34,344
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sherif El Sheikh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
247
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,578
34,356
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Gernot Heisenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
108
0.278
Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Process Mining
Advertising Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,081
34,605
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Stephan Barbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
345
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,861
35,454
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Christian Zabel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
208
0.576
digital transformation of (media) companies
emergent media technologies
production and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107,108
37,590
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Martina Echtenbruck (Née Friese)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
201
0.646
Ensemble Modelling
Sequential Parameter Optimization
Surfaces Response Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,060
37,703
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Markus Noeldgen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
123
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111,249
37,738
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Johannes Schütte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
166
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,140
38,723
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Marco Hemmerling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
220
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,560
40,023
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
André Czauderna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
179
0.678
Media Education
Digital Games
Learning Theory
Communities of Practice
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,311
40,587
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Turhan Civelek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
194
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,008
40,975
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Frank Rögener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
98
0.395
process technology
chemical engineering
water technology
wastewater technology
environmental protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,204,351
41,115
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Timo Van Treeck
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
103
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,216,182
41,513
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Barbara Gabriella Renzi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
145
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,272
41,583
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Carmen Kaminsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
78
0.328
Philosophie
Ethik
Soziale Arbeit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227,362
41,902
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Tim Lübeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
232
1.000
spatial audio
binaural technology
audio signal processing
spherical microphone arrays
auditory perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237,775
42,267
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Felix Miebs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
115
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,720
42,618
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Frederik Rehbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
217
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248,619
42,668
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Hoai Viet Nguyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
154
0.697
REST-Security
Web (Services) Security
Security for ULS Systems
Web Caching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,258,826
43,003
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Michael Mroß
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
86
0.398
Nonprofit Management
Sozialwirtschaft
Sozialmanagement
Social Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,267,246
43,299
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Sowmya Chandrasekaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
207
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278,973
43,700
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Timo Breuer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
204
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,882
44,321
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Valerie Varney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
159
0.811
Mixed Reality Learning
Innovation & Society
Change Management
Organizational Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,177
44,718
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Claudia Frick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
124
0.653
Wissenschaftskommunikation
Open Science
Informationswissenschaft
Meteorologie