Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,044
47,544
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Energy
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
systems analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,530
23,574
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Electrocatalysis
Electrochemical Energy Conversion
Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,610
23,336
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,147
22,359
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,005
20,747
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,886
18,484
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
imaging
neuroscience
MRI
PET
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,789
17,445
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
device physics of solar cells
electroluminescence
solar cells
photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,095
15,277
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Electrochemistry
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cells and Electrolysis
Corrosion
Photoelectrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,015
14,810
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
earth system data
earth system modelling
deep learning
data science
air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,464
14,765
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,562
13,803
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,652
13,391
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,830
12,938
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,883
12,782
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,471
12,180
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Surface Science
Tribology
Friction
Adhesion
Contact Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,356
11,546
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,623
10,705
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
remote sensing
photosynthesis
imaging spectroscopy
hyperspectral
chlorophyll fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
10,513
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
photovoltaics
solar cells
optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,182
10,418
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,940
10,268
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,270
10,024
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
9,843
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,988
9,537
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,589
9,057
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physics of complex metallic alloys
Electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,334
8,718
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,346
133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anthony Bolger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,044
47,544
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,995
417
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Detlef Stolten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,530
23,574
0.748
Energy
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
systems analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,167
426
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karl Jj Mayrhofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,610
23,336
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,823
451
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rami Barends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,147
22,359
0.794
Quantum computing
Superconducting quantum circuits
Superconductivity
Astronomical instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,098
510
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vereecken Harry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,005
20,747
0.506
Soil science and Hydrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,407
629
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Paul Strachan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,886
18,484
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,703
690
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nadim Joni Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,789
17,445
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,167
853
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Kirchartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,095
15,277
0.691
device physics of solar cells
electroluminescence
solar cells
photovoltaics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,104
901
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Serhiy Cherevko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,015
14,810
0.779
Electrochemistry
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cells and Electrolysis
Corrosion
Photoelectrochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,215
907
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Schultz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,464
14,765
0.455
earth system data
earth system modelling
deep learning
data science
air quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,482
1,007
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dieter Willbold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,562
13,803
0.501
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,513
1,051
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gerhard Gompper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,652
13,391
0.452
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,735
1,099
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,830
12,938
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,192
1,116
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Vaßen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,883
12,782
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,088
1,195
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roland Bol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,471
12,180
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,336
1,305
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bo Persson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,356
11,546
0.293
Surface Science
Tribology
Friction
Adhesion
Contact Mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,997
1,450
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Olivier Guillon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,623
10,705
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,879
1,483
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Uwe Rascher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
10,513
0.643
remote sensing
photosynthesis
imaging spectroscopy
hyperspectral
chlorophyll fluorescence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,347
1,499
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Uwe Rau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,182
10,418
0.398
photovoltaics
solar cells
optoelectronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,040
1,532
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gustav Bihlmayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,940
10,268
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,253
1,592
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sebastijan Brezinsek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,270
10,024
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,273
1,640
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carsten Sachse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
9,843
0.493
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,051
1,715
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karl-Josef Langen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,988
9,537
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,085
1,836
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Livia Ludhova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,589
9,057
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,450
1,948
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marc Heggen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,334
8,718
0.654