Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universität Tubingen Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
Michael Weiß
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
Germany
Marius Ueffing
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
Germany
Ingo Birger Autenrieth
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
Germany
Christoph Randler
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
Germany
Schaeffel F
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
Germany
Karl Forchhammer
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
Germany
Robert Bauer
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
Germany
Timo Sachsenberg
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
Germany
Dorothée G Drucker
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
Germany
Andreas Dräger
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
Germany
Bernard Moussian
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
Germany
Samuel Wagner
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
Germany
Annette Conzelmann
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
Germany
Günther Muth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
777
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Sigisfredo Garnica
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
Germany
Miriam Noël Haidle
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
Germany
Nils Anthes
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
Germany
Henri Thomassen
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
Germany
Jennifer Christina Ewald
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
Germany
Steffen Hage
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
Germany
Charlotta Scharfe|Charlotta Fruechtenicht, Charlotta Schaerfe
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
Germany
Christoph Ratzke
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
Germany
Daniel Straub
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
Germany
Matthias Lutz
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
Germany
Sven Gemballa
Evolution
Ecology
Didactics of Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
469
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,997
Germany
1,473
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Weiß
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,602
9,710
0.430
Mycology
Botany
Biodiversity
Ecology
Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,551
Germany
1,534
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marius Ueffing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,906
9,754
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,417
Germany
2,077
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ingo Birger Autenrieth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,519
4,847
0.277
Mikrobiologie
Infektiologie
Antibiotika
Resistenzmechanismen
Mikrobiota
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,281
Germany
2,166
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christoph Randler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,038
9,451
0.555
Biology Education
Chronobiology
Ornithology
Human Dimensions
Environmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,438
Germany
2,536
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Schaeffel F
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
5,316
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,889
Germany
2,881
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karl Forchhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,892
5,736
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,948
Germany
3,415
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,149
3,634
0.299
fungal biology
fungal evolution
basidiomycetes
fungal parasites
ultrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,064
Germany
3,805
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timo Sachsenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
9,734
0.878
Computational Biology
Proteomics
Genetics
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,937
Germany
4,716
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dorothée G Drucker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,135
5,237
0.573
Palaeoecology
bioarchaeology
environmental archaeology
late Quaternary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,204
Germany
6,441
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andreas Dräger
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,342
Germany
7,048
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bernard Moussian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,095
3,157
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,557
Germany
8,614
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Samuel Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,558
0.533
Protein secretion
Membrane proteins
Microbial Pathogenicity
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,720
Germany
8,915
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Annette Conzelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
3,888
0.843
Biologische und Klinische Psychologie bei Kindern und Erwachsenen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,638
Germany
12,171
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Günther Muth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
777
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,406
Germany
12,810
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sigisfredo Garnica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,232
0.432
Macro- and microevolution
ecology
biodiversity
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,408
Germany
13,518
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Miriam Noël Haidle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,161
0.440
Human evolution
Paleolithic archaeology
Cognitive archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,097
Germany
13,661
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nils Anthes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,596
1,138
0.438
Evolutionary Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Visual Ecology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,607
Germany
13,836
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Henri Thomassen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
1,347
0.529
evolutionary ecology
conservation
behavior
landscape genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,625
Germany
14,369
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jennifer Christina Ewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
1,359
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,157
Germany
14,738
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Steffen Hage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,275
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,368
Germany
15,685
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Charlotta Scharfe|Charlotta Fruechtenicht, Charlotta Schaerfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,504
0.718
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,853
Germany
16,236
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christoph Ratzke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,473
0.746
systems biology
microbial ecology
biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,633
Germany
17,003
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Straub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,522
0.835
Bioinformatics
Environmental Omics
Metagenomics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,486
Germany
17,908
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matthias Lutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
640
0.383
Biodiversität
Taxonomie
Systematik
molekulare Phylogenie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,089
Germany
18,277
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sven Gemballa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
469
0.291