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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
multiple system atrophy
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,025
21,022
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
global change ecology
functional ecology
biogeochemical cycles
plant-soil interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,573
14,031
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,165
5,574
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Aquatic Ecology
Limnology
Microbial Ecology
Global Change
Photobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,451
5,386
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
trophic interactions
eDNA
biomonitoring
animal ecology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
3,837
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbial molecular ecology
extracellular DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
3,352
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Botany
biogeography
evolution
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,357
3,330
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Freshwater Bacteria
Microbial Diversity
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,571
2,828
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecology and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
2,362
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
2,178
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecohydrology
Landscape Change (Modelling)
Scenarios Development
Spatial Snow Glide Model (SSGM)
Social-Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,811
2,124
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
molecular ecology and ecophysiology of cyanobacteria (algae)
cyanotoxins
water quality
eutrophication
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
2,064
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Elektronenmikroskopie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
2,045
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
soil ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
1,795
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Inner Ear Research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,070
1,695
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,075
1,581
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Botany
Evolutionary Biology
Biogeography
Nature conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
1,503
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Life Science
Breath Research
Data Science
Statistics
Mass Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,464
1,500
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,490
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Molecular Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,843
1,468
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,972
1,130
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Palaeoecology
Archaeobotany
Palaeoethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,078
1,082
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Freshwater
phytoplankton
benthic algae
ecophysiology
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,072
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
evolutionary ecology
aquatic ecology
host-parasite interactions
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,679
981
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Global Change Ecology
Climate Change
Forest Carbon Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
968
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,045
49
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregor K Wenning
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,025
21,022
0.382
multiple system atrophy
neurodegeneration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,301
100
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Bahn
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,573
14,031
0.650
global change ecology
functional ecology
biogeochemical cycles
plant-soil interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,875
461
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ursula Peintner
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,165
5,574
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,402
480
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ruben Sommaruga
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,451
5,386
0.433
Aquatic Ecology
Limnology
Microbial Ecology
Global Change
Photobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,536
726
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Traugott
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
3,837
0.537
trophic interactions
eDNA
biomonitoring
animal ecology
entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,733
841
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Judith Ascher Jenull
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
3,352
0.473
Microbial molecular ecology
extracellular DNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,771
848
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Schönswetter
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,357
3,330
0.398
Botany
biogeography
evolution
systematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,131
1,016
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin W Hahn
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,571
2,828
0.374
Freshwater Bacteria
Microbial Diversity
Evolutionary Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,499
1,228
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Markus Moest
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
2,362
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,972
1,333
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ingrid H Franke Whittle|Ingrid Franke-Whittle, Ingrid H Franke
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
2,178
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,055
1,370
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Georg Leitinger
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,811
2,124
0.756
Ecohydrology
Landscape Change (Modelling)
Scenarios Development
Spatial Snow Glide Model (SSGM)
Social-Ecological Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,899
1,407
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rainer Kurmayer
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
2,064
0.402
molecular ecology and ecophysiology of cyanobacteria (algae)
cyanotoxins
water quality
eutrophication
ecosystem services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,226
1,423
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Willi Salvenmoser
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
2,045
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,907
1,602
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Julia Seeber
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
1,795
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,429
1,678
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rudolf Glueckert
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,070
1,695
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,866
1,772
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Reinhard Dallinger
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,075
1,581
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,712
1,853
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Božo Frajman
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
1,503
0.494
Botany
Evolutionary Biology
Biogeography
Nature conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,270
1,859
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clemens Ager
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,464
1,500
0.433
Life Science
Breath Research
Data Science
Statistics
Mass Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,354
1,868
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johannes Ingrisch
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,490
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,723
1,888
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wolfgang Arthofer
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,843
1,468
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,721
2,300
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rothbächer Ute
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,972
1,130
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,237
2,367
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Klaus Oeggl
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,078
1,082
0.352
Palaeoecology
Archaeobotany
Palaeoethnobotany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,346
2,382
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eugen Rott
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,072
0.241
Freshwater
phytoplankton
benthic algae
ecophysiology
taxonomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,681
2,520
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Otto Seppälä
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,679
981
0.366
evolutionary ecology
aquatic ecology
host-parasite interactions
global change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,548
2,544
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jasper Bloemen
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
968
0.754
Global Change Ecology
Climate Change
Forest Carbon Cycle