Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,079
13,347
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,054
12,805
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,569
9,490
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computational Structural Biology
Electron Microscopy
X-ray Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
4,592
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biological Physics
Active Matter
Growing Tissues
tissue_mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,271
4,025
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biophysics
computational physics
soft and active matter
simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,087
3,896
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Photosynthesis
Algal Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,378
3,178
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational Neuroscience
Data analysis
statistics of point processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,255
2,608
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
microfluidics
lab on a chip
single-cell analysis
biotechnology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,802
2,140
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
High Performance Computing
Computational Structural Biology
Theoretical Biological Physics
Molecular Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,989
1,928
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
1,841
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Modeling
Simulation
Biotechnology
Chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,892
1,839
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
Signal transduction
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,801
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biological neuronal networks
field theory of neuronal networks
simulation technology
Fokker-Planck theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,088
1,779
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Retina
Retinadegeneration
Sehen
visuelle Informationsverarbeitung
Biophysik von Ionenkanälen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,331
1,770
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biological Physics
Soft Condensed Matter
Active Matter
Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,615
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
1,458
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ceramics
microstructure evolution
defects
functional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,635
1,453
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Landscape ecology
ecosystem models
resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,382
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
brain asymmetry
individual differences
structure-function relationship
interhemispheric processes
brain evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,279
0.959
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant biology
Plant physiology
NMR
MRI
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
1,088
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
689
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Protein structure and self assembly
Molecular dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
613
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Industrial biotechnology
Lab automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
559
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
cryo EM
Structural Biology
Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
505
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,958
986
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dieter Willbold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,079
13,347
0.493
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,386
1,042
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerhard Gompper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,054
12,805
0.441
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,611
1,605
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carsten Sachse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,569
9,490
0.485
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,409
4,266
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gunnar F. Schröder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,300
4,592
0.494
Computational Structural Biology
Electron Microscopy
X-ray Crystallography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,785
4,961
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jens Elgeti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,271
4,025
0.642
Biological Physics
Active Matter
Growing Tissues
tissue_mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,324
5,158
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dmitry A. Fedosov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,087
3,896
0.550
biophysics
computational physics
soft and active matter
simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,801
6,503
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ladislav Nedbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,378
3,178
0.431
Photosynthesis
Algal Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,326
7,923
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sonja Grün
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,255
2,608
0.359
Computational Neuroscience
Data analysis
statistics of point processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,151
9,568
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dietrich Kohlheyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,802
2,140
0.563
microfluidics
lab on a chip
single-cell analysis
biotechnology
microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,186
10,515
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Schug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,989
1,928
0.483
High Performance Computing
Computational Structural Biology
Theoretical Biological Physics
Molecular Dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,262
10,937
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shizue Matsubara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
1,841
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,553
10,947
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Von Lieres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,892
1,839
0.636
Modeling
Simulation
Biotechnology
Chromatography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,037
11,121
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pitter F. Huesgen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,801
0.581
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
Signal transduction
Plant Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,334
11,242
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Moritz Helias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,088
1,779
0.576
biological neuronal networks
field theory of neuronal networks
simulation technology
Fokker-Planck theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,679
11,287
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,331
1,770
0.280
Retina
Retinadegeneration
Sehen
visuelle Informationsverarbeitung
Biophysik von Ionenkanälen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,956
12,189
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thorsten Auth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,615
0.551
Biological Physics
Soft Condensed Matter
Active Matter
Simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,785
13,222
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jan Schnitzler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
1,458
0.603
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Botany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,873
13,254
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wolfgang Rheinheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,635
1,453
0.889
ceramics
microstructure evolution
defects
functional materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,127
13,775
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kris Van Looy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,382
0.546
Landscape ecology
ecosystem models
resilience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,676
14,597
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick Friedrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,279
0.959
brain asymmetry
individual differences
structure-function relationship
interhemispheric processes
brain evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,446
16,304
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carel W. Windt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
1,088
0.495
Plant biology
Plant physiology
NMR
MRI
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,731
21,441
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthias Stoldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
689
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,184
22,795
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bogdan Barz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
613
0.500
Protein structure and self assembly
Molecular dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,174
23,870
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Niklas Tenhaef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
559
0.897
Industrial biotechnology
Lab automation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,321
25,081
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benedikt Frieg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
505
0.923
cryo EM
Structural Biology
Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery