Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universität Leipzig Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
functional plant ecology
fire ecology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,450
19,251
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Climate- and Biodiversity Change
Clouds and Climate
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,807
7,840
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Biocatalysis
Purinergic Signalling
Metalloenzymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,686
3,545
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogeny
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,122
4,026
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics of Cancer
Biological Physics
Mechanobiology
Cell Mechanics
Cell Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,654
2,673
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolution
Populationsgenetik
Ökologie
Zoologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
2,578
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Evolution
Population Biology
Speciation
Biodiversity of protists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
1,087
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
functional morphology
biomechanics
tooth wear
evolution
biological anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,316
2,124
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
1,373
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Species Coexistence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
450
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
dead wood
decomposition
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
885
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spiders
Araneae
Animal Ecology
Caucasus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
221
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Zoology
Ecology
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
287
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cardiovascular Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
28
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,097
847
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Wirth
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,450
19,251
0.593
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
functional plant ecology
fire ecology
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,589
3,454
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johannes Quaas
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,807
7,840
0.664
Climate- and Biodiversity Change
Clouds and Climate
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,617
3,893
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Norbert Sträter
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,686
3,545
0.332
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Biocatalysis
Purinergic Signalling
Metalloenzymes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,782
5,945
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christoph Bleidorn
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,122
4,026
0.565
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogeny
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,059
7,407
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudia Tanja Mierke
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,654
2,673
0.473
Physics of Cancer
Biological Physics
Mechanobiology
Cell Mechanics
Cell Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,223
8,601
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sebastian Steinfartz
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
2,578
0.547
Evolution
Populationsgenetik
Ökologie
Zoologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,144
10,107
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Schlegel
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
1,087
0.283
Evolution
Population Biology
Speciation
Biodiversity of protists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,459
11,315
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ellen Schulz Kornas
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,316
2,124
0.641
functional morphology
biomechanics
tooth wear
evolution
biological anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,747
18,577
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Georg Kuenze
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
1,373
0.906
Structural Biology and Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,192
22,626
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anne Christina Lang
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
450
0.437
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Species Coexistence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,219
22,781
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katherina A Pietsch
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
885
0.873
dead wood
decomposition
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,570
22,987
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stefan Otto
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
221
0.222
Spiders
Araneae
Animal Ecology
Caucasus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,013,467
34,279
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amy Macleod
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
287
0.759
Zoology
Ecology
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,835,726
58,548
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Rode
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
28
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,223,326
65,339
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denisse Dalgo
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals