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
Machine learning
artificial intelligence
big data
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,557
82,948
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gesundheitssystemforschung
Versorgungsforschung
Gesundheitsökonomie
Health Technology Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,049
57,878
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Electrochemistry
Nanomaterials
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cells
Solar Fuels and Chemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
48,235
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Deep Learning
Scientific Computing
Algorithm Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
43,551
0.899
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chemie
Materialien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,275
34,782
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sociology
Economic Sociology
Social Processes
Spatial Sociology
Mixed Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,185
28,024
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Energy Systems Transformation
Sustainable Energy
Climate Change Mitigation
Energy and Climate Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,597
26,367
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Image and Video Coding
Data Compression
Machine Learning
Communications
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,417
25,758
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Explainable AI
Machine Learning
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,483
22,162
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Functional Proteomics
Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry
Structural Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,372
20,242
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
limnology
ecosystems
global change
aquatic ecology
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,052
20,018
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Information Theory
Communications
Signal Processing
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,275
17,467
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Synthesis of novel molecular functions based on compounds with heavier main group elements (e.g. silicion and phosphorus chemistry). Organometallic chemistry yielding molecular models for heterogeneous catalysis (e.g. metal oxides)
electron-transfer-complexes and the synthesis of molecular single source precursors for nanostructured inorganic materials.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,946
16,541
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
food biotechnology
emerging technologies
process engineering
sustainable food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,321
14,798
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brain-Computer Interfacing
Algorithms for Games and Puzzles
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,571
12,514
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Energy Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,723
12,256
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
machine learning
deep learning
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,846
12,132
0.944
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Invasion biology
urban ecology
invasion ecology
nature conservation
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,942
11,689
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Synthesis
Catalysis
Reaction Mechanisms
Main-Group Chemistry
Silicon Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,626
11,452
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,493
10,750
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Turbulence Control
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Reduced-Order Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
10,357
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Food proteins
Secondary plant metabolites
Mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,070
9,860
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
9,806
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,901
9,545
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
porous carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,260
9,508
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Klaus Robert Müller
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,557
82,948
0.558
Machine learning
artificial intelligence
big data
computational neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,375
82
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reinhard Busse
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,049
57,878
0.732
Gesundheitssystemforschung
Versorgungsforschung
Gesundheitsökonomie
Health Technology Assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,257
129
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Strasser
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
48,235
0.684
Electrochemistry
Nanomaterials
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cells
Solar Fuels and Chemicals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,812
150
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian Weber
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
43,551
0.899
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,457
212
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arne Thomas
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,275
34,782
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,626
308
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nina Baur
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,185
28,024
0.517
Sociology
Economic Sociology
Social Processes
Spatial Sociology
Mixed Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,413
355
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gunnar Luderer
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,597
26,367
0.785
Energy Systems Transformation
Sustainable Energy
Climate Change Mitigation
Energy and Climate Policies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,725
368
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Wiegand
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,417
25,758
0.313
Image and Video Coding
Data Compression
Machine Learning
Communications
Digital Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,981
458
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Grégoire Montavon
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,483
22,162
0.905
Explainable AI
Machine Learning
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,565
533
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juri Rappsilber
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,372
20,242
0.456
Functional Proteomics
Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry
Structural Systems Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,770
548
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark O Gessner
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,052
20,018
0.476
limnology
ecosystems
global change
aquatic ecology
microbial ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,670
688
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giuseppe Caire
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,275
17,467
0.369
Information Theory
Communications
Signal Processing
Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,065
751
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthias Drieß
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,946
16,541
0.518
Synthesis of novel molecular functions based on compounds with heavier main group elements (e.g. silicion and phosphorus chemistry). Organometallic chemistry yielding molecular models for heterogeneous catalysis (e.g. metal oxides)
electron-transfer-complexes and the synthesis of molecular single source precursors for nanostructured inorganic materials.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,132
903
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dietrich Knorr
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,321
14,798
0.334
food biotechnology
emerging technologies
process engineering
sustainable food systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,041
1,152
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Benjamin Blankertz
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,571
12,514
0.384
Brain-Computer Interfacing
Algorithms for Games and Puzzles
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,856
1,190
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
George Tsatsaronis
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,723
12,256
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,262
1,205
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kristof T Schütt
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,846
12,132
0.944
machine learning
deep learning
quantum chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,840
1,279
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ingo Kowarik
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,942
11,689
0.533
Invasion biology
urban ecology
invasion ecology
nature conservation
biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,732
1,318
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martin Oestreich
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,626
11,452
0.555
Synthesis
Catalysis
Reaction Mechanisms
Main-Group Chemistry
Silicon Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,786
1,441
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Roderich Suessmuth
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,493
10,750
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,629
1,514
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bernd R. Noack
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
10,357
0.636
Turbulence Control
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Reduced-Order Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,190
1,635
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sascha Rohn
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,070
9,860
0.654
Food proteins
Secondary plant metabolites
Mass spectrometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,481
1,653
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Oliver Paschereit
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
9,806
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,004
1,710
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hubert Knoblauch
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,901
9,545
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,254
1,724
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shuang Li
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,260
9,508
0.776
porous carbon materials