Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
European Southern Observatory Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,300
33,823
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,520
28,534
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astronomy astrophysics physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,800
21,577
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
AGN
Galaxy evolution
IFU instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,987
15,656
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
astronomy
AGN
blazars
high-energy astrophysics
astroparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,924
9,989
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,057
9,588
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
spectroscopy
chemical composition
exoplanets
Sandage test
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,556
9,573
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Submm astronomy
High redshift radio galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,364
9,040
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,868
8,729
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,021
7,953
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Active Galactic Nuclei
High Energy Astrophysics
Astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
7,162
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,132
6,944
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Information engineering
Gaussian processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,529
6,070
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Active Galactic Nuclei
Star forming galaxies
Infrared astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,003
5,937
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astrophysics
exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
5,605
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Interferometry
Stellar Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,893
5,490
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Type Ia Supernovae
spectropolarimetry
SLSNe
Small Solar System bodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,263
5,263
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,724
5,235
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astronomical instrumentation
Spectroscopy
High redshift radio galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,761
5,068
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
AtLAST
ALMA
SZ effect from galaxy clusters
observational cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,852
4,942
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Exoplanets
Planet Formation
Circumstelllar Disks
Adaptive Optics imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,561
4,930
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Optical Interferometry
Stellar Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,867
4,712
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
4,538
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,891
4,442
0.908
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
Structure of Galaxies
Astrophysical Techniques
Astronomical Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,790
3,961
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,247
207
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rüdiger Kneissl
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,300
33,823
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,873
277
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Ivison
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,520
28,534
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,611
435
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leonardo Testi
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,800
21,577
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,216
762
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vincenzo Mainieri
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,987
15,656
0.392
AGN
Galaxy evolution
IFU instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,990
1,487
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paolo Padovani
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,924
9,989
0.371
astronomy
AGN
blazars
high-energy astrophysics
astroparticle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,012
1,577
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ferdinando Patat
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,057
9,588
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,084
1,580
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luca Pasquini
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,556
9,573
0.406
spectroscopy
chemical composition
exoplanets
Sandage test
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,334
1,729
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carlos De Breuck
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,364
9,040
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,381
1,801
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harald Kuntschner
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,868
8,729
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,336
2,080
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christophe Martayan
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,021
7,953
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,829
2,383
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marco Berton
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
7,162
0.840
Active Galactic Nuclei
High Energy Astrophysics
Astronomical instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,301
2,507
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elizabeth M George
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,132
6,944
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,773
3,016
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neale Gibson
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,529
6,070
0.577
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Information engineering
Gaussian processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,856
3,109
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evanthia Hatziminaoglou
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,003
5,937
0.330
Active Galactic Nuclei
Star forming galaxies
Infrared astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,344
3,352
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jorge Lillo-Box
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
5,605
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,454
3,438
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Markus Wittkowski
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,893
5,490
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,843
3,615
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aleksandar Cikota
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,263
5,263
0.840
Type Ia Supernovae
spectropolarimetry
SLSNe
Small Solar System bodies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,399
3,643
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert J De Rosa
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,724
5,235
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,942
3,789
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joël Vernet
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,761
5,068
0.471
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astronomical instrumentation
Spectroscopy
High redshift radio galaxies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,708
3,903
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tony Mroczkowski
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,852
4,942
0.721
AtLAST
ALMA
SZ effect from galaxy clusters
observational cosmology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,003
3,914
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zahed Wahhaj
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,561
4,930
0.576
Exoplanets
Planet Formation
Circumstelllar Disks
Adaptive Optics imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,248
4,146
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antoine Mérand
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,867
4,712
0.531
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Optical Interferometry
Stellar Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,854
4,317
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gaspare Lo Curto
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
4,538
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,624
4,427
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicola Pietro Gentile Fusillo
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,891
4,442
0.908
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,985
5,069
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dimitri Gadotti
European Southern Observatory
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,790
3,961
0.508
Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
Structure of Galaxies
Astrophysical Techniques
Astronomical Instrumentation