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
Implants
Superhydrophobicity
Surface topography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,180
3,158
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computational Mathematics
Condition Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
2,089
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Brain-Computer Interfaces
SSVEP
c-VEP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,900
1,837
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Socio-economics
Agribusiness
Land use decision-making
Innovation systems
NTFP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
1,248
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Agrobiodiversity
Agroecology
Horticulture
Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,564
1,245
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
1,229
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,472
1,170
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Industrial Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioprocess development
Fermentation optimisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,150
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
990
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biomimetics
Bionics
Senors and Sensing
Soft robotics
Biodegradability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,219
962
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Human-Computer Interaction (with primary focus on brain-computer interfaces)
augmented reality solutions and IoT-enabled intell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
585
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sport & intl politics
Politics of development
U.S. foreign policy
Media & intl relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
302
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
198
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
IT-Security
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
184
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Sustainable technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
154
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
149
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Usability Engineering
Physical Computing
Fab Lab
Digital Fabrication
Human-Centred Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
127
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Turquoise Hydrogen
Methane Decomposition
Methane Pyrolysis
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
113
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
3D CAD
3D printing
3D scanning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
45
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Development Economics
Aid Effectiveness
Aid Fungibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Supply Chain Controlling
Sustainability
Hydrogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Information Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
0
0.000
Neil Shirtcliffe
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,180
3,158
0.282
Implants
Superhydrophobicity
Surface topography
Matthias Krauledat
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
2,089
0.319
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computational Mathematics
Condition Monitoring
Ivan Volosyak
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,900
1,837
0.471
Brain-Computer Interfaces
SSVEP
c-VEP
Dietrich Darr
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
1,248
0.902
Socio-economics
Agribusiness
Land use decision-making
Innovation systems
NTFP
Jens Gebauer
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,564
1,245
0.486
Agrobiodiversity
Agroecology
Horticulture
Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Piotr Stawicki
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
1,229
0.806
Neu Björn
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,472
1,170
0.262
Wael Sabra
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,150
0.452
Industrial Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioprocess development
Fermentation optimisation
Felix Gembler
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
990
0.869
Lily Chambers
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,219
962
0.434
Biomimetics
Bionics
Senors and Sensing
Soft robotics
Biodegradability
Abdul Saboor
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
585
0.951
Human-Computer Interaction (with primary focus on brain-computer interfaces)
augmented reality solutions and IoT-enabled intell
Alexander Brand
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
302
0.568
Sport & intl politics
Politics of development
U.S. foreign policy
Media & intl relations
Carina Goldbach
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
198
0.961
Ulrich Greveler
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
184
0.341
Viraj Pratap Nirwan
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
154
0.963
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Sustainable technology
Koen Dijkstra
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
149
0.871
Karsten Nebe
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
127
0.248
Usability Engineering
Physical Computing
Fab Lab
Digital Fabrication
Human-Centred Design
Brock Lumbers
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
113
1.000
Turquoise Hydrogen
Methane Decomposition
Methane Pyrolysis
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Energy
Stéphane Danjou
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
45
0.221
3D CAD
3D printing
3D scanning
Zunera Rana
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
Development Economics
Aid Effectiveness
Aid Fungibility
Rebecca Lauther
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Supply Chain Controlling
Sustainability
Hydrogen
Marcus Proest
Hochschule Rhein Waal
Kleve, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
0
0.000