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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Mycology
Botany
Biodiversity
Ecology
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,602
9,710
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Life Sciences
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,906
9,754
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mikrobiologie
Infektiologie
Antibiotika
Resistenzmechanismen
Mikrobiota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,519
4,847
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biology Education
Chronobiology
Ornithology
Human Dimensions
Environmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,038
9,451
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
myopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
5,316
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mikrobiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,892
5,736
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
fungal biology
fungal evolution
basidiomycetes
fungal parasites
ultrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,149
3,634
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational Biology
Proteomics
Genetics
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
9,734
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Palaeoecology
bioarchaeology
environmental archaeology
late Quaternary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,135
5,237
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
systems biology
bioinformatics
computational biology
software engineering
biological modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,680
4,840
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,095
3,157
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Protein secretion
Membrane proteins
Microbial Pathogenicity
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,558
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biologische und Klinische Psychologie bei Kindern und Erwachsenen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
3,888
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
777
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Macro- and microevolution
ecology
biodiversity
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,232
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Human evolution
Paleolithic archaeology
Cognitive archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,161
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Evolutionary Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Visual Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
1,138
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
evolutionary ecology
conservation
behavior
landscape genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,347
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
1,359
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Vocal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,275
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,504
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
systems biology
microbial ecology
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,473
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bioinformatics
Environmental Omics
Metagenomics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,522
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biodiversität
Taxonomie
Systematik
molekulare Phylogenie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
640
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evolution
Ecology
Didactics of Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
469
0.291
Michael Weiß
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,602
9,710
0.430
Mycology
Botany
Biodiversity
Ecology
Systematics
Marius Ueffing
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,906
9,754
0.445
Ingo Birger Autenrieth
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,519
4,847
0.277
Mikrobiologie
Infektiologie
Antibiotika
Resistenzmechanismen
Mikrobiota
Christoph Randler
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,038
9,451
0.555
Biology Education
Chronobiology
Ornithology
Human Dimensions
Environmental Psychology
Schaeffel F
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
5,316
0.349
Karl Forchhammer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,892
5,736
0.413
Robert Bauer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,149
3,634
0.299
fungal biology
fungal evolution
basidiomycetes
fungal parasites
ultrastructure
Timo Sachsenberg
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
9,734
0.878
Computational Biology
Proteomics
Genetics
Computer Science
Dorothée G Drucker
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,135
5,237
0.573
Palaeoecology
bioarchaeology
environmental archaeology
late Quaternary
Andreas Dräger
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,680
4,840
0.725
systems biology
bioinformatics
computational biology
software engineering
biological modeling
Bernard Moussian
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,095
3,157
0.518
Samuel Wagner
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,558
0.533
Protein secretion
Membrane proteins
Microbial Pathogenicity
Proteomics
Annette Conzelmann
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
3,888
0.843
Biologische und Klinische Psychologie bei Kindern und Erwachsenen
Günther Muth
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
777
0.254
Sigisfredo Garnica
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,232
0.432
Macro- and microevolution
ecology
biodiversity
phylogeny
Miriam Noël Haidle
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,161
0.440
Human evolution
Paleolithic archaeology
Cognitive archaeology
Nils Anthes
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
1,138
0.438
Evolutionary Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Visual Ecology
Conservation
Henri Thomassen
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,347
0.529
evolutionary ecology
conservation
behavior
landscape genetics
Jennifer Christina Ewald
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
1,359
0.566
Steffen Hage
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,275
0.551
Charlotta Scharfe|Charlotta Fruechtenicht, Charlotta Schaerfe
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,504
0.718
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
Christoph Ratzke
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,473
0.746
systems biology
microbial ecology
biophysics
Daniel Straub
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,522
0.835
Bioinformatics
Environmental Omics
Metagenomics
Molecular Biology
Matthias Lutz
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
640
0.383
Biodiversität
Taxonomie
Systematik
molekulare Phylogenie
Sven Gemballa
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
469
0.291
Evolution
Ecology
Didactics of Biology