Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,572
113,368
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
experimental high-energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,235
34,800
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular spin quantum technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,003
18,016
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,795
21,535
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
High Energy Physics
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,904
10,794
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,158
20,292
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biophysics
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,783
12,392
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,692
15,486
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,695
14,752
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
15,250
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretische Teilchenphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,987
10,951
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,904
6,300
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Physics
Nanoelectronics
Quantum State Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,084
4,684
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Optics and photonics
nanotechnology
communication engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,424
14,470
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Shortest Paths
Algorithms
Data Structures
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,561
8,549
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nanooptics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Photovoltaics
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,861
10,833
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Experimental Particle Physics
Data Analysis
Artifical Inteligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,139
7,392
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Condensed Matter Physics
Correlated Electron Systems
Superconductivity
Crystallography
Crystal Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,839
15,054
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Umwelt
Klima
Atmosphäre
Spektroskopie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,381
4,909
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,429
6,183
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
physics
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,545
6,009
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Superconductivity
Josephson junctions and arrays
macroscopic quantum coherence
quantum information processing
superconducting qubits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,112
6,293
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Quantum devices and spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,317
4,933
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
particle physics
neutrino masses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,373
6,340
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,201
6,009
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ralf Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,572
113,368
0.512
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,432
38
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joerg Meyer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,235
34,800
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,639
215
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,003
18,016
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,852
350
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Wegener
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,795
21,535
0.400
Optics
Metamaterials
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,351
479
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Petzold
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,904
10,794
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,541
576
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Haungs
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,158
20,292
0.493
Astroparticle Physics Cosmic Rays Pierre Auger JEM-EUSO KASCADE-Grande
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,687
768
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,783
12,392
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,554
815
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tim Huege
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,692
15,486
0.460
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Radio Detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,465
951
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Darko Veberic
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,695
14,752
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,583
963
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Unger
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
15,250
0.499
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,522
1,032
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthias Steinhauser
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,987
10,951
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,618
1,038
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hilbert von Löhneysen
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,904
6,300
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,024
1,137
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerd Schön
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,084
4,684
0.173
Physics
Nanoelectronics
Quantum State Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,008
1,168
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Koos
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,424
14,470
0.548
Optics and photonics
nanotechnology
communication engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,424
1,224
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dennis Schieferdecker
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,561
8,549
0.334
Shortest Paths
Algorithms
Data Structures
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,606
1,279
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carsten Rockstuhl
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,861
10,833
0.436
Nanooptics
Plasmonics
Metamaterials
Photovoltaics
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,915
1,427
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Hauth
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,139
7,392
0.319
Experimental Particle Physics
Data Analysis
Artifical Inteligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,108
1,630
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amir Haghighirad
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,839
15,054
0.722
Condensed Matter Physics
Correlated Electron Systems
Superconductivity
Crystallography
Crystal Growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,340
1,695
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johannes Orphal
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,381
4,909
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,049
1,928
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joerg Schmalian
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,429
6,183
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,181
2,252
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
angelica cecilia
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,545
6,009
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,099
2,352
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
AV Ustinov
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,112
6,293
0.391
Superconductivity
Josephson junctions and arrays
macroscopic quantum coherence
quantum information processing
superconducting qubits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,478
3,039
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ralph Krupke
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,317
4,933
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,352
3,682
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oliver Fischer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,373
6,340
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,910
3,761
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ian Arthur Howard
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,201
6,009
0.536