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Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut 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
15,045
7,595
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Virology
Influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,108
4,968
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aging
Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,301
4,319
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Leukemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
3,962
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,211
3,592
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Metabolism
Biochemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,359
3,152
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
2,840
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,744
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,798
2,651
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
stem cells
epigenetics
ageing
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
2,641
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,443
2,634
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ebola virus
filoviruses
reverse genetics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,593
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
2,437
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,489
2,280
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
adaptive stress responses
metabolism
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,664
2,133
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,045
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Arenavirus Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,992
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Protein folding
proteostasis
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,912
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bacterial zoonoses
Antimicrobial Resistance
WGS
Proteomics
Molecular diagnosis.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,773
1,573
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,564
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
1,539
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
transcription
aging
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,536
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,499
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Wildlife Health
One Health
Disease Reservoir Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,476
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,301
1,354
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,520
2,202
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gang Pei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,045
7,595
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,117
3,877
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timm Harder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,108
4,968
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,309
4,565
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Claudia Waskow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,301
4,319
0.592
Aging
Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,993
5,067
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Florian H. Heidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
3,962
0.675
Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Leukemia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,556
5,639
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anne Pohlmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,211
3,592
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,259
6,575
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clara Correia-Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,359
3,152
0.723
Metabolism
Biochemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,402
7,273
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Angele Breithaupt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
2,840
0.569
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,260
7,548
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,744
0.812
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,105
7,820
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dario Riccardo Valenzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,798
2,651
0.553
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,879
7,834
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Francesco Neri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
2,641
0.698
stem cells
epigenetics
ageing
cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,383
7,856
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stefan Finke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,443
2,634
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,514
7,967
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Hoenen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,593
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,733
8,434
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julia Fröbel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
2,437
0.824
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,543
8,993
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Björn Petersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,489
2,280
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,923
9,589
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Ermolaeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,664
2,133
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,282
9,980
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
El-Sayed M. Abdelwhab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,045
0.590
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,895
10,209
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Allison Groseth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,992
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,280
10,580
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Janine Kirstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,912
0.527
Protein folding
proteostasis
aging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,505
12,451
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
PD Gamal Wareth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,773
1,573
0.887
Bacterial zoonoses
Antimicrobial Resistance
WGS
Proteomics
Molecular diagnosis.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,105
12,497
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jörn Gethmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,564
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,769
12,662
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
J Linde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
1,539
0.636
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,339
12,682
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bjoern von Eyss
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,536
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,683
12,954
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julia Sehl-Ewert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,499
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,209
13,107
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sascha Knauf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,476
0.758
Wildlife Health
One Health
Disease Reservoir Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,537
13,992
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timo Homeier-Bachmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,301
1,354
0.588