Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Technische Hochschule Köln 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 :51
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
131
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
environmental processes
water treatment
remediation of contaminated sites
circular economy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
56
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Predictive Control
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Last 6 Years
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133
90
0.677
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Ranking Based On Selection :54
Earthquake Engineering
Water quality
Drought
Water Resources Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
118
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
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Last 6 Years
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121
112
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Mixed Reality and Interactive Systems
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117
104
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Risk Management
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113
91
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Wirtschaft Six Sigma
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102
26
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Social robotics
Health care
Sensors
Chatbots
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100
100
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Medienökonomie
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93
93
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
(Digital) Coaching
Chatbots
AI-based Coaching
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92
84
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
sustainable renewable technology
energy data analysis and modelling
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92
64
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Information Security
Web Security
Bot Detection
Web Privacy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
90
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Mixed-integer optimisation
Machine Learning
Optimisation under uncertainty
Dimensionality reduction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
78
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Water Resources Management
Water Use Efficiency
Remote Sensing
Agricultural Intensification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
78
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Soziale Arbeit
Jugendarbeit und politische Theorie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
61
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Building Information Modeling
Smart Building
BIM und Nachhaltigkeit
Lebenszyklusorientierung
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70
70
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Theorie und Empirie Sozialer Arbeit
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70
55
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Control
optimization
complex system modeling
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Last 6 Years
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69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Sprachwissenschaft
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Antenna
wireless communication
5G network
Networking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Water resources modeling
drought
Integrated river basin management
Landuse/cover assessment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Educational Transformation
Interface / Interaction Design
Human Environmet Interaction
Blended Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
3
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
machine learning
neural networks
fourier transform
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Versicherungsrecht
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
10
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345,359
45,856
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Eike Permin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
131
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,364,387
46,419
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Miriam Sartor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
56
0.348
environmental processes
water treatment
remediation of contaminated sites
circular economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444,600
48,787
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Khaled Zabet
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
90
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,462,985
49,294
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Shahrokh Shahbazi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
118
0.929
Earthquake Engineering
Water quality
Drought
Water Resources Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,482,845
49,861
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Philip Roth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
112
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496,845
50,279
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Kristoffer Waldow
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
104
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,467
50,650
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Benedikt Funke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
91
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,553,942
51,834
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Matthias Schmieder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
26
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,558,581
51,966
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Caterina Neef
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
100
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586,722
52,710
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Verena Telkmann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592,473
52,861
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Vanessa Mai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
84
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593,610
52,893
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Johanna Friederike May
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
64
0.696
sustainable renewable technology
energy data analysis and modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,596,013
52,950
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Benjamin Krumnow
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
90
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,649,706
54,317
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Lorenzo Gentile
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
78
0.987
Mixed-integer optimisation
Machine Learning
Optimisation under uncertainty
Dimensionality reduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,653,557
54,420
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Saher Ayyad
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
78
1.000
Water Resources Management
Water Use Efficiency
Remote Sensing
Agricultural Intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,824
54,721
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Stefan Schäfer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
61
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,693,078
55,372
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Niels Bartels
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
Building Information Modeling
Smart Building
BIM und Nachhaltigkeit
Lebenszyklusorientierung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,811
55,438
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Schröder Carsten
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
55
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,697,992
55,477
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Fitsum Bekele Tilahun
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,723,035
56,055
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Frank Jodl
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
33
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735,698
56,362
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Sajeeb Chandra Das
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,805,357
57,962
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Zryab Babker
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
Water resources modeling
drought
Integrated river basin management
Landuse/cover assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843,689
58,704
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Philipp Heidkamp
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
3
0.067
Educational Transformation
Interface / Interaction Design
Human Environmet Interaction
Blended Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,867,419
59,190
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Florian Franzen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
machine learning
neural networks
fourier transform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925,642
60,310
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Dirk-Carsten Günther
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
10
0.294