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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
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,717
28,680
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ultrafast nano-optics
plasmonics and sensing
micro-optics
ultrafast spectroscopy
ultrafast near- and mid IR lasers and light sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,223
21,747
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,722
12,239
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,746
9,673
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
quantum information
quantum metrology
imaging
spin resonance
NV-diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,528
8,038
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Solid State Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,311
8,033
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,382
6,335
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soft Matter Physics
Polyelectrolytes
Active Matter
Magnetic fluids
Ionic Liquids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
6,248
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Physics
Optics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,582
6,207
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nonequilibrium Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
6,117
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
gravitational waves
lasers
solid state physics
cryogenics
physics education research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,799
5,845
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Quantum Science
Quantum Technology
Ultracold Atoms
Cold Molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
4,135
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Quantum Technology
Quantum Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,678
3,659
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
3,344
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Photonics
Silicon Photonics
Quantum Dots
Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,572
3,168
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Optik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,897
2,801
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,910
2,533
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Complex micro-optics
optical design
endoscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,805
2,408
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Quantum Gases
Ultracold Atoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
2,241
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Atomic
Molecular and Optical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,163
1,974
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,869
1,917
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physics
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,790
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nonlinear dynamics
Reaction dynamics
Rydberg excitons
Quantum chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,092
1,682
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,386
1,640
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Quantum Gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,636
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,809
275
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jörg Wrachtrup
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,717
28,680
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,503
431
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Harald Giessen
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,223
21,747
0.433
Ultrafast nano-optics
plasmonics and sensing
micro-optics
ultrafast spectroscopy
ultrafast near- and mid IR lasers and light sources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,994
1,107
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Udo Seifert
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,722
12,239
0.398
Statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic thermodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,526
1,554
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tilman Pfau
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,746
9,673
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,622
2,046
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philipp Neumann
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,528
8,038
0.486
quantum information
quantum metrology
imaging
spin resonance
NV-diamond
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,661
2,049
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Dressel
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,311
8,033
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,000
2,839
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mario Hentschel
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,382
6,335
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,160
2,892
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christian Holm
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
6,248
0.339
Soft Matter Physics
Polyelectrolytes
Active Matter
Magnetic fluids
Ionic Liquids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,764
2,927
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Weiss
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,582
6,207
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,050
2,987
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Lutz
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
6,117
0.555
Nonequilibrium Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanoscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,277
3,179
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronny Nawrodt
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,799
5,845
0.495
gravitational waves
lasers
solid state physics
cryogenics
physics education research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,109
4,802
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tim Langen
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
4,135
0.624
Quantum Science
Quantum Technology
Ultracold Atoms
Cold Molecules
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,628
5,528
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sungkun Hong
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,678
3,659
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,109
6,131
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Löw
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
3,344
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,360
6,528
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simone Luca Portalupi
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,572
3,168
0.693
Photonics
Silicon Photonics
Quantum Dots
Quantum Optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,104
7,383
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alois Herkommer
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,897
2,801
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,344
8,152
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Florian Kaiser
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,910
2,533
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,254
8,531
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simon Thiele
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,805
2,408
0.858
Complex micro-optics
optical design
endoscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,527
9,148
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fabian Böttcher
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
2,241
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,264
10,305
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mingyang Guo
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,163
1,974
0.913
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,555
10,558
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maria Daghofer
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,869
1,917
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,654
11,178
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthias Widmann
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,790
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,510
11,760
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jörg Main
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,092
1,682
0.276
Nonlinear dynamics
Reaction dynamics
Rydberg excitons
Quantum chaos
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,670
12,025
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Torsten Rendler
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,386
1,640
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,362
12,056
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthias Schmitt
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,636
0.703