Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 24 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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 Höfler
Statistics
Open Science
causality
confirmation
exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,607
7,759
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Bernhard Ganter
Formal Concept Analysis
ordered sets
lattice theory
discrete mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,829
2,659
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Andreas Deutsch
mathematical biology
cancer
cell migration
pattern formation
covid pandemics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,333
3,535
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Manuel Bodirsky
Model Theory
Finite Model Theory
Universal Algebra
Ramsey Theory
Constraint Satisfaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,493
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Haralampos Hatzikirou
Mathematical biology
systems medicine
cell decision-making
multiscale modeling
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,202
1,623
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Andreas Thom
Group Theory
Functional Analysis
Ergodic Theory
Real Algebraic Geometry
Non-commutative Geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,049
917
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Karl Nachtigall
Mathematik
Optimierung
Verkehrswesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
459
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Olaf Schoffer
statistics
health services research
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
905
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Stefan Neukamm
applied analysis
homogenization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,265
720
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Björn Böttcher
Stochastic Analysis
Feller Processes
Markov Processes
Distances and Metrics in Probability Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
344
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Sebastian Franz
Numerical Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
310
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Markus Schmidtchen
Applied Mathematics
Partial Differential Equations
Mathematical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
475
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Franziska Kühn
Probability Theory
Stochastic Analysis
Markov Processes
Martingale Problems
Sublinear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
326
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Marcos Cramer
logic
knowledge representation
argumentation
language of mathematics
philosophical logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
250
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Arno Fehm
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
277
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Simon Syga
Mathematical Biology
Mathematical Oncology
Biophysics
Tumor Evolution
Agent-based Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
387
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Anita Behme
Probability theory
stochastic processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
141
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Tobias Schlemmer
Algebra
geordnete Gruppen
Mathematsche Musiktheorie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
27
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Amir Saboor Bagherzadeh
Analysis and Scientific Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
54
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Vadim Alekseev
Operator Algebras
Group Theory
Ergodic Theory
Non-commutative Geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
66
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Artem Tomilo
Magnetism
Mathematical Biology
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Friedemann Uschner
mathematics
data science
information theory
machine learning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Calvin Chau
probabilistic model checking
certifying algorithms
neural network verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,164
Germany
1,264
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Höfler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,607
7,759
0.303
Statistics
Open Science
causality
confirmation
exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,917
Germany
2,481
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bernhard Ganter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,829
2,659
0.168
Formal Concept Analysis
ordered sets
lattice theory
discrete mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,806
Germany
4,735
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Deutsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,333
3,535
0.379
mathematical biology
cancer
cell migration
pattern formation
covid pandemics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,169
Germany
10,737
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Manuel Bodirsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,493
0.398
Model Theory
Finite Model Theory
Universal Algebra
Ramsey Theory
Constraint Satisfaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,335
Germany
12,046
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Haralampos Hatzikirou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,202
1,623
0.507
Mathematical biology
systems medicine
cell decision-making
multiscale modeling
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,297
Germany
16,206
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Thom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,049
917
0.448
Group Theory
Functional Analysis
Ergodic Theory
Real Algebraic Geometry
Non-commutative Geometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,830
Germany
19,371
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karl Nachtigall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
459
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,257
Germany
20,696
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Olaf Schoffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
905
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,581
Germany
21,075
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Neukamm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,265
720
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,980
Germany
23,319
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zoltán Sasvári Zoltan Sasvari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
267
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,681
Germany
25,742
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Björn Böttcher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
344
0.420
Stochastic Analysis
Feller Processes
Markov Processes
Distances and Metrics in Probability Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,626
Germany
27,638
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sebastian Franz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
310
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,342
Germany
30,881
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Markus Schmidtchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
475
0.919
Applied Mathematics
Partial Differential Equations
Mathematical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,632
Germany
32,956
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Franziska Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
326
0.723
Probability Theory
Stochastic Analysis
Markov Processes
Martingale Problems
Sublinear
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,023
Germany
33,321
627
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marcos Cramer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
250
0.567
logic
knowledge representation
argumentation
language of mathematics
philosophical logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,687
Germany
34,491
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Arno Fehm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
277
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,343
Germany
34,939
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simon Syga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
387
0.980
Mathematical Biology
Mathematical Oncology
Biophysics
Tumor Evolution
Agent-based Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,426
Germany
39,862
807
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anita Behme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
141
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422,081
Germany
48,273
1,031
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tobias Schlemmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
27
0.174
Algebra
geordnete Gruppen
Mathematsche Musiktheorie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546,807
Germany
51,839
1,146
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amir Saboor Bagherzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
54
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,561
Germany
53,955
1,200
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vadim Alekseev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
66
0.702
Operator Algebras
Group Theory
Ergodic Theory
Non-commutative Geometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,813,279
Germany
58,299
1,327
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Artem Tomilo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
Magnetism
Mathematical Biology
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,877,227
Germany
59,550
1,364
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Friedemann Uschner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
mathematics
data science
information theory
machine learning
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,172,445
Germany
64,690
1,497
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Calvin Chau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
probabilistic model checking
certifying algorithms
neural network verification