Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
nanostructured materials
high entropy materials
tuneable nanostructures
energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,337
16,748
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
solar energy
luminescence
up- & down-conversion
NIR tags for plastic sorting
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,059
11,299
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
transmission electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,358
8,066
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Supercritical fluids
Particle formation
Nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
1,272
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tribology
Nanotribology
Friction
Wear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,901
1,712
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nanotechnology
Dip-Pen Nanolithography
Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,864
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Energy Conversion
Energy Storage
nanomaterials
spectroscopy
biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,611
1,996
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
2,041
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cluster
fluorescence spectroscopy
ion traps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
722
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Batteries
Nanomaterials
Science Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
1,172
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear Optics
Optical manipulation
Semiconductor lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,175
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
nanoparticle synthesis
catalysis
magnetic nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,162
1,307
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nanoscience
Thin Films
Thermoelectrics
Photo-Electrocatalysis
Optical Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
1,417
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Energy storage and conversion
Nanomaterials
Lithium/sodium-ion batteries
fuel cell catalysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,362
2,017
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nanomaterials
Energy Storage Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
2,092
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Electrochemistry
Lithium-Ion Battery
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,102
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
3D Cell Culture
Biophysics
Direct Laser Writing
3D printing
Two-photon polymerization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,191
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nanomaterials
Photocatalysis
Electrospun Nanofibers (Polymeric
Inorganic and composite)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
707
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
in situ electron microscopy
nanoscience
materials science
chemistry
solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
698
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Microtechnology
Nanotechnology
Systemintegration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
495
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nanotechnology
Carbon nanotubes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
703
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Photonics
Integrated Optics
Single Photon Detectors
MEMS
Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
506
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nano Electronics
DNA & Proteins
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
191
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Solution Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
510
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Electron Microscopy
Nanomaterials
Electronic Materials and Devices
Thin Films
Nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
292
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,343
808
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Horst Hahn
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,337
16,748
0.502
nanostructured materials
high entropy materials
tuneable nanostructures
energy materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,156
1,698
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bryce S Richards
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,059
11,299
0.563
solar energy
luminescence
up- & down-conversion
NIR tags for plastic sorting
photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,471
2,969
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Di Wang
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,358
8,066
0.604
transmission electron microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,062
9,975
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Türk
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
1,272
0.325
Supercritical fluids
Particle formation
Nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,673
9,996
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Dienwiebel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,901
1,712
0.439
Tribology
Nanotribology
Friction
Wear
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,407
10,374
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Hirtz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,864
0.501
Nanotechnology
Dip-Pen Nanolithography
Life Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,122
10,608
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ying Chu Chen
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,611
1,996
0.553
Energy Conversion
Energy Storage
nanomaterials
spectroscopy
biosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,953
10,700
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ben Flavel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
2,041
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,652
10,961
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Detlef Schooss
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
722
0.209
cluster
fluorescence spectroscopy
ion traps
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,089
11,151
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Punckt
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
1,172
0.347
Batteries
Nanomaterials
Science Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,964
11,615
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rasoul Alaee
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,175
0.681
Nanophotonics
Nonlinear Optics
Optical manipulation
Semiconductor lasers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,387
11,693
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Silke Behrens
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,162
1,307
0.413
nanoparticle synthesis
catalysis
magnetic nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,736
11,824
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Engelbert Redel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
1,417
0.456
Nanoscience
Thin Films
Thermoelectrics
Photo-Electrocatalysis
Optical Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,718
14,270
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yanjiao Ma
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,362
2,017
0.854
Energy storage and conversion
Nanomaterials
Lithium/sodium-ion batteries
fuel cell catalysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,407
15,010
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuan Ma
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
2,092
0.957
Nanomaterials
Energy Storage Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,933
16,145
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Franziska Mueller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,102
0.568
Electrochemistry
Lithium-Ion Battery
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,030
16,208
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Richter
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,191
0.618
3D Cell Culture
Biophysics
Direct Laser Writing
3D printing
Two-photon polymerization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,015
22,102
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gopal Panthi
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
707
0.655
Nanomaterials
Photocatalysis
Electrospun Nanofibers (Polymeric
Inorganic and composite)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,567
22,733
628
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christian Dolle
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
698
0.685
in situ electron microscopy
nanoscience
materials science
chemistry
solid state physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,106
22,975
634
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ulrich Gengenbach
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
495
0.496
Microtechnology
Nanotechnology
Systemintegration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,427
23,521
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Felix Pyatkov
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
703
0.744
Nanotechnology
Carbon nanotubes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,078
24,193
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patrik Rath
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
506
0.570
Photonics
Integrated Optics
Single Photon Detectors
MEMS
Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,731
26,312
723
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
P Benjamin Woiczikowski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
191
0.263
Nano Electronics
DNA & Proteins
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,237
29,748
817
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Payam Kalhor
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
510
0.986
Solution Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,482
34,983
913
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Saleh Gorji
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
292
0.809
Electron Microscopy
Nanomaterials
Electronic Materials and Devices
Thin Films
Nanocomposites