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Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg FAU 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
105,408
84,767
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Light Microscopy
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,626
48,039
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Photovoltaics
Organic Solar Cells - Perovksite Solar Cells
Non Destructive Imaging and Accelerated
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,142
42,056
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,180
34,565
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,752
34,223
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
adsorption
porous materials characterization
separation
gas storage
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,210
26,885
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,335
26,292
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
High energy astrophysics
active galaxies
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,444
23,762
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,983
15,998
0.258
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Polymer Physics and Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,839
15,842
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychotherapy
Depression
E-Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,914
15,366
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,037
14,793
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,661
14,439
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
neuroscience
disease modeling using stem cell derived models
hiPSC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,540
14,248
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,448
12,413
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
paleobiology
reef evolution
mass extinctions
paleontology
palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,246
11,794
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,924
11,720
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Additive Manufacturing
Modeling and Simulation
High performance alloys
Casting technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,069
11,409
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
computational mechanics
configurational mechanics
material modelling
biomechanics
numerical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,588
11,051
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
quantum computing
superconducting qubits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
10,948
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
electron microscopy
in situ microscopy
X-ray/electron tomography
energy materials
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,568
10,427
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Wearable Computing
Digital Health
Biomedical Eng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,715
9,945
0.782
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,521
9,873
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,116
9,831
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,978
9,564
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,408
84,767
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,007
115
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Benjamin Schmid
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,626
48,039
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,717
146
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph J Brabec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,142
42,056
0.389
Photovoltaics
Organic Solar Cells - Perovksite Solar Cells
Non Destructive Imaging and Accelerated
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,065
197
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert Schober
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,180
34,565
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,140
202
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stefan Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,752
34,223
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,544
305
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Thommes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,210
26,885
0.622
adsorption
porous materials characterization
separation
gas storage
catalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,798
316
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anton Gisela
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,335
26,292
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,151
385
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joern Wilms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,444
23,762
0.547
High energy astrophysics
active galaxies
black holes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,674
737
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dirk Guldi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,983
15,998
0.258
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,928
745
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xianhu Liu (刘宪虎)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,839
15,842
0.941
Polymer Physics and Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,713
789
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthias Berking
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,914
15,366
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,728
830
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Brabletz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,037
14,793
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,411
869
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joachim Hornegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,661
14,439
0.487
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,824
887
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Beate Winner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,540
14,248
0.467
neuroscience
disease modeling using stem cell derived models
hiPSC
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,475
1,084
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Falk Nimmerjahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,448
12,413
0.408
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Inflammation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,472
1,171
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wolfgang Kiessling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,246
11,794
0.583
paleobiology
reef evolution
mass extinctions
paleontology
palaeontology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,699
1,180
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ning Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,924
11,720
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,778
1,226
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carolin Körner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,069
11,409
0.668
Additive Manufacturing
Modeling and Simulation
High performance alloys
Casting technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,170
1,290
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Steinmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,588
11,051
0.489
computational mechanics
configurational mechanics
material modelling
biomechanics
numerical methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,604
1,306
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael J Hartmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
10,948
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,884
1,398
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Erdmann Spiecker
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,568
10,427
0.594
electron microscopy
in situ microscopy
X-ray/electron tomography
energy materials
nanoscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,221
1,495
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bjoern M Eskofier
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,715
9,945
0.782
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Wearable Computing
Digital Health
Biomedical Eng
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,566
1,508
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kai Ingo Voigt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,521
9,873
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,762
1,515
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert Weigel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,116
9,831
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,142
1,585
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mathias Göken
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,978
9,564
0.563
Materials Science and Engineering