Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,872
21,179
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
bioinformatics
non-coding RNAs
translational regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,878
13,995
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbial genomics
RNA biology
native CRISPR systems
cyanobacteria & plants
regulation of
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,583
7,434
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microscopy
cell biology
imaging
epithelial physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
4,214
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cytoskeletal signaling
cell motility
cytoskeletal dynamics
nuclear actin regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,489
6,349
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,633
6,645
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular & Optical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,179
1,713
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,076
3,858
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
neurodegeneration
neuroimmunology
neurodevelopment
brain repair
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,536
5,675
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
2,836
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
1,279
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bioinformatics
RNA
RNA-RNA interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
2,485
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
molecular and polymer gel
assembled catalysis
recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
1,058
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cytoskeleton
nucleus
cell biology
signaling
peroxisomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,235
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Molecular microbiology
Archaea
Sulfolobus
Type IV pili
DNA transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
872
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Molecular Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
687
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Transcriptomics
NGS analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
436
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Social evolution
Evolutionary genomics
Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
256
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Molekularbiologie
Autophagie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
167
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pharmaceutical bioinformatics
computer aided drug discovery
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
195
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbiology
Extreme environments
Molecular Biology
Lipidomics
Archaea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
134
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Molecular biology
biotechnology
Archaea
Extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
112
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant biology
abiotic stress
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
67
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cell Biology
Microscopy
Molecular Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,750
1,291
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Björn Grüning
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,872
21,179
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,593
1,370
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rolf Backofen
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,878
13,995
0.586
bioinformatics
non-coding RNAs
translational regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,994
1,692
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang R Hess
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,583
7,434
0.361
microbial genomics
RNA biology
native CRISPR systems
cyanobacteria & plants
regulation of
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,146
3,039
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roland Nitschke
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
4,214
0.314
microscopy
cell biology
imaging
epithelial physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,634
3,331
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Grosse
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,489
6,349
0.508
cytoskeletal signaling
cell motility
cytoskeletal dynamics
nuclear actin regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,800
4,018
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oliver Schilling
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,633
6,645
0.625
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,572
4,223
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hanspeter Helm
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,179
1,713
0.168
Molecular & Optical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,431
5,379
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sebastian Arnold
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,076
3,858
0.478
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,080
6,633
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tuan Leng Tay
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,536
5,675
0.868
neurodegeneration
neuroimmunology
neurodevelopment
brain repair
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,381
7,460
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Winfried Römer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
2,836
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,608
8,192
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ulrich Maurer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
1,279
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,744
11,522
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Raden nee Mann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
2,485
0.746
Bioinformatics
RNA
RNA-RNA interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,396
16,870
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Weiwei Fang (房微魏)
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
1,058
0.568
molecular and polymer gel
assembled catalysis
recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,493
19,776
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthias Plessner
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,235
0.881
cytoskeleton
nucleus
cell biology
signaling
peroxisomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,626
20,102
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marleen van Wolferen
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
872
0.642
Molecular microbiology
Archaea
Sulfolobus
Type IV pili
DNA transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,581
21,821
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gwang Jin Kim
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
687
0.598
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Molecular Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,333
25,161
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Kopf
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
436
0.518
Transcriptomics
NGS analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,126,985
38,535
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qiu Bitao|Qiu Bi-tao
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
256
0.859
Social evolution
Evolutionary genomics
Evo-Devo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,320
44,441
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Akif Ciftci
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
167
0.839
Molekularbiologie
Autophagie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,003
44,558
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jianyu Li
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
195
0.990
Pharmaceutical bioinformatics
computer aided drug discovery
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,198
49,001
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maxime Tourte
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
134
0.964
Microbiology
Extreme environments
Molecular Biology
Lipidomics
Archaea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,535,700
51,413
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alejandra Recalde
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
112
0.991
Molecular biology
biotechnology
Archaea
Extremophiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,729,307
56,297
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aida Maric
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
67
0.985
plant biology
abiotic stress
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733,783
56,387
813
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ann Kathrin Rößling
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
Cell Biology
Microscopy
Molecular Plant Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,154,421
64,375
870
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amir Bahram Moradi
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Molecular Plant Physiology