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
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,498
93,588
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,721
89,988
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,271
57,624
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,626
51,931
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,066
47,296
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,048
44,441
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Epidemiology Air pollution Cohort studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,953
43,236
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,101
39,208
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cosmological surveys
weak gravitational lensing
clusters of galaxies
galaxies
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,624
35,217
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lipoprotein metabolism
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,616
34,762
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
non-coding RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,188
33,873
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,512
33,686
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,572
33,579
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,490
32,696
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Aortic aneurismal disease
Aortic surgery
Carotid artery disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,925
31,667
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
climate change
carbon cycle
Earth system modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,777
30,446
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,051
29,386
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Meningitis
Emergency Medicine
CNS Infections
Encephalitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,557
29,243
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psychiatry
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
psychoses
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,824
27,560
0.251
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cosmology
Structure Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,016
27,480
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,946
26,718
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,631
25,534
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975
30
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Dichgans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,498
93,588
0.533
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,055
34
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
H Erich Wichmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,721
89,988
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,388
83
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Torsten Ensslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,271
57,624
0.580
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,889
106
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harald Hampel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,626
51,931
0.483
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,367
134
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,066
47,296
0.569
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,712
144
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jochen Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,048
44,441
0.644
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,851
151
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joachim Heinrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,953
43,236
0.408
Epidemiology Air pollution Cohort studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,523
179
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stefan A Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,101
39,208
0.478
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,338
209
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Gruen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,624
35,217
0.846
Cosmological surveys
weak gravitational lensing
clusters of galaxies
galaxies
artificial intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,466
213
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klaus Parhofer *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,616
34,762
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,698
228
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christian Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,188
33,873
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,749
233
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Markus M. Lerch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,512
33,686
0.506
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,782
236
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Berthold Koletzko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,572
33,579
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,015
250
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hinrich Schütze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,490
32,696
0.406
natural language processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,311
260
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nikolaos Tsilimparis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,925
31,667
0.858
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Aortic aneurismal disease
Aortic surgery
Carotid artery disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,708
273
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julia Pongratz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,777
30,446
0.806
climate change
carbon cycle
Earth system modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,085
290
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Veit Hornung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,051
29,386
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,129
292
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthias Klein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,557
29,243
0.615
Meningitis
Emergency Medicine
CNS Infections
Encephalitis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,822
317
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Jürgen Möller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,824
27,560
0.251
Psychiatry
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
psychoses
dementia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,867
322
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joe Mohr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,016
27,480
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,242
342
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Falkai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,946
26,718
0.469
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Neurobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,470
359
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Bein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,834
373
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hans Joachim Anders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,631
25,534
0.599
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology