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Highly Cited Researchers 698 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,625
104,554
0.543
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
chemical and solid state physics
organic semiconductors
thin film optoelectronics
perovskites
hybrid systems and device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,998
22,339
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic processes
anomalous diffusio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,380
20,964
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hydrology
Hydroinformatics
Sensitivity Analysis
Natural Hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,705
17,687
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
strength
power assessment and conditioning
postural control during lifespa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,987
16,027
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Polymer Science
Biomaterials
Biodegradable Polymers
Drug Delivery
Shape Memory Polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,956
14,146
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
linear mixed models
physical fitness
eye movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,341
13,667
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
perovskite solar cells
recombination losses
opto-electronic measurements
charge transpor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,441
13,474
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
biotechnology
transcription factors
gene regulatory networks
synthetic biology
plant molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,408
11,295
0.349
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
psycholinguistics
sentence comprehension
computational modeling
Bayesian statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,798
10,670
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Statistical Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Chao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,632
9,961
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neotektonik
Tectonische Geomorphologie
Strukturgeologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,720
9,412
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Labour Economics
Evaluation
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
8,698
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nonlinear Dynamics
Synchronization
Data Analysis
Network Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,766
8,205
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,454
8,097
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,269
7,768
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
large-scale assessment
cognitive skills
socio-emotional skills
individual differences
psychometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,357
7,727
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Human Computer Interaction
personal fabrication
haptics
natural user interfaces
computer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,310
7,621
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Exercise Physiology
Fitness Training
Martial Arts
Youth resistance trainin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,474
7,384
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
professional development
teacher learning
teacher licensure
virtual realit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,142
6,995
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Business Process Management
Information Systems
Computer Science
Conceptual Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,231
6,984
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,131
6,642
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cyanobacteria
Secondary Metabolite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,509
6,361
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Numbers
Embodied Cognition
Grounded Cognition
Embodiment
Numerical Cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,306
5,926
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
psycholinguisti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,315
5,741
0.196
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xuhui Chen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,625
104,554
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,544
436
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dieter Neher
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,998
22,339
0.465
chemical and solid state physics
organic semiconductors
thin film optoelectronics
perovskites
hybrid systems and device
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,648
484
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralf Metzler
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,380
20,964
0.408
statistical physics
biophysics
stochastic processes
anomalous diffusio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,976
642
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thorsten Wagener
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,705
17,687
0.495
Hydrology
Hydroinformatics
Sensitivity Analysis
Natural Hazard
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,375
757
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Urs Granacher
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,987
16,027
0.697
strength
power assessment and conditioning
postural control during lifespa
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,987
929
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Lendlein
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,956
14,146
0.337
Polymer Science
Biomaterials
Biodegradable Polymers
Drug Delivery
Shape Memory Polymer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,103
977
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reinhold Kliegl
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,341
13,667
0.376
linear mixed models
physical fitness
eye movement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,613
1,001
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Stolterfoht
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,441
13,474
0.933
perovskite solar cells
recombination losses
opto-electronic measurements
charge transpor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,502
1,307
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bernd Müller Röber
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,408
11,295
0.349
biotechnology
transcription factors
gene regulatory networks
synthetic biology
plant molecular biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,077
1,412
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shravan Vasishth
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,798
10,670
0.635
psycholinguistics
sentence comprehension
computational modeling
Bayesian statistic
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,522
1,534
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arkady Pikovsky
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,632
9,961
0.234
Statistical Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Chao
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,559
1,664
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Manfred Strecker
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,720
9,412
0.381
Neotektonik
Tectonische Geomorphologie
Strukturgeologi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,264
1,857
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Caliendo
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
8,698
0.405
Labour Economics
Evaluation
Entrepreneurshi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,945
2,028
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Rosenblum
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,766
8,205
0.223
Nonlinear Dynamics
Synchronization
Data Analysis
Network Physiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,839
2,064
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Florian Jeltsch
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,454
8,097
0.396
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,726
2,202
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Annegret Thieken
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,269
7,768
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,120
2,211
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Brunner
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,357
7,727
0.472
large-scale assessment
cognitive skills
socio-emotional skills
individual differences
psychometric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,109
2,257
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick Baudisch
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,310
7,621
0.313
Human Computer Interaction
personal fabrication
haptics
natural user interfaces
computer scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,532
2,362
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Helmi Chaabene
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,474
7,384
0.779
Exercise Physiology
Fitness Training
Martial Arts
Youth resistance trainin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,850
2,551
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dirk Richter
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,142
6,995
0.690
professional development
teacher learning
teacher licensure
virtual realit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,951
2,559
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mathias Weske
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,231
6,984
0.301
Business Process Management
Information Systems
Computer Science
Conceptual Modelin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,178
2,745
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linda Juang
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,131
6,642
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,023
2,903
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elke Dittmann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,509
6,361
0.363
Cyanobacteria
Secondary Metabolite
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,773
3,216
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martin H Fischer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,306
5,926
0.342
Numbers
Embodied Cognition
Grounded Cognition
Embodiment
Numerical Cognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,980
3,356
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harald Clahsen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,315
5,741
0.196