Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science Highly Cited Researchers 37 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Machine Learning
AI for Science
Deep Learning
Theoretical Biophysics
Chemical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,781
18,754
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Software engineering
empirical software engineering
agile methods
pair programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,934
3,954
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AI
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,326
3,495
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer Networks
Internet Routing
Internet Measurement
Security
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,925
2,909
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Digital Collaboration
Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Technology Acceptance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
2,485
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Machine Learning
AI for Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
2,418
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dependable Architectures
Stochastic Models
Data Analysis
Data-driven Prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,817
2,140
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corporate Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Semantic Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,487
1,438
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Reasoning
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Logic
Formal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,292
1,404
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Algorithms
computational geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,260
1,248
0.199
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Data Science
Infectious Disease
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,542
1,000
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Machine Learning
Healthcare
Unsupervised Learning
Social networks
Apis mellifera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
753
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
AI
Data Governance
Data Journalism
Civic Tech
Digital Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
619
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Information security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
605
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computational Biophysics
Molecular Dynamics
Machine Learning
Coarse-Graining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
583
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Networking and Security System
Embedded System
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
582
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
interpretability of machine learning
unsupervised learning
information theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
581
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Information Centric Networking
Internet of Things
Software Engineering for Embedded Hardware
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
476
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Data Science
Machine Learning
Predictive Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
778
393
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aerospace
Dependable Networks
Quantum Algorithms
Tensor Networks
Complexity Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
368
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
metastability
Monte Carlo methods
coarse-graining
deep learning techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521
355
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Systems
Human-Centered AI
Cognitive Science
Creative Problem Solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
348
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine Learning
Physics
Computational Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
294
0.955
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
machine learning
neural networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
269
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Science
Computer Security
Information security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
134
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,264
524
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Noe Frank
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,781
18,754
0.675
Machine Learning
AI for Science
Deep Learning
Theoretical Biophysics
Chemical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,983
4,798
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lutz Prechelt
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,934
3,954
0.331
Software engineering
empirical software engineering
agile methods
pair programming
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,823
5,529
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gerhard Wunder
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,326
3,495
0.477
AI
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
Information Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,728
6,797
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthias Wählisch
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,925
2,909
0.491
Computer Networks
Internet Routing
Internet Measurement
Security
IoT
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,483
7,948
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Meske
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
2,485
0.819
Digital Collaboration
Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Technology Acceptance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,235
8,151
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonas Köhler|Jonas Koehler
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
2,418
0.904
Machine Learning
AI for Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,311
9,166
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Katinka Wolter
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,817
2,140
0.561
Dependable Architectures
Stochastic Models
Data Analysis
Data-driven Prediction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,449
12,916
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adrian Paschke
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,487
1,438
0.320
Corporate Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Semantic Technologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,608
13,159
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christoph Benzmüller
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,292
1,404
0.265
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Reasoning
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Logic
Formal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,524
14,404
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Helmut Alt
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,260
1,248
0.199
Algorithms
computational geometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,646
16,776
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexander Ullrich
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,542
1,000
0.649
Data Science
Infectious Disease
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,539
20,046
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Benjamin Wild
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
753
0.821
Machine Learning
Healthcare
Unsupervised Learning
Social networks
Apis mellifera
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,767
22,368
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stefan Baack
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
619
0.666
AI
Data Governance
Data Journalism
Civic Tech
Digital Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,724
22,629
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Volker Roth
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
605
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,984
23,040
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aleksander Durumeric
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
583
0.844
Computational Biophysics
Molecular Dynamics
Machine Learning
Coarse-Graining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,430
23,054
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Agus Kurniawan
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
582
0.559
Networking and Security System
Embedded System
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,320
23,077
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leon Sixt
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
581
0.847
interpretability of machine learning
unsupervised learning
information theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,408
25,766
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martine S. Lenders
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
476
0.792
Information Centric Networking
Internet of Things
Software Engineering for Embedded Hardware
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,260
28,678
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Animesh Agarwal
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
778
393
0.505
Data Science
Machine Learning
Predictive Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,832
29,650
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Schwarz
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
368
0.609
Aerospace
Dependable Networks
Quantum Algorithms
Tensor Networks
Complexity Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,593
30,201
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wei Zhang
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521
355
0.681
metastability
Monte Carlo methods
coarse-graining
deep learning techniques
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,095
30,521
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ana Maria Olteteanu
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
348
0.556
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Systems
Human-Centered AI
Cognitive Science
Creative Problem Solving
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,495
33,158
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amanuel Wolde-Kidan
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
294
0.955
Machine Learning
Physics
Computational Physics
Biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,962
34,551
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marcus Edel
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
269
0.712
machine learning
neural networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,344
45,479
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan-Ole Malchow
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
134
0.644
Computer Science
Computer Security
Information security