Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg 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
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,707
132,173
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,698
127,468
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
nuclear physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,929
51,681
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,003
48,482
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
particle physics
fermion flavour
beyond Standard Model
dark sector
flavour-changing neutral currents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,095
46,405
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
theoretical astrophysics
star formation
ISM dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,637
23,893
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cosmology
theoretical astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,521
21,378
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Theoretical Particle Physics
Cosmology
String Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,580
26,027
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,251
9,414
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
LHC Physics
Higgs Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,089
13,708
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Physics
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
11,600
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Stellar Tidal Streams
Dwarf Galaxies
Milky Way
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,639
6,454
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
galaxy dynamics
numerical methods in astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,234
6,254
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Many Body Quantumsystems
trace analysis at the single atom level
Tests of quantum field theory with experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,308
8,382
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Image processing
environmental physics
oceanography
air-sea interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,642
3,098
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theoretical physics of soft matter and biological systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,817
6,280
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,535
4,658
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,793
2,284
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,613
3,703
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
AMO Physics
Ultracold Atoms
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,411
3,197
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theoretische Physik
Neurophysiologie
Philosophie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,327
2,398
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
correlated electrons
solid state physics
superconductivity
lithium-ion batteries
molecular magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,190
3,619
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
X-ray spectroscopy
Correlated electron systems
Electronic structure
spectroscopy
Computational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,629
5,080
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
astrophysics
extrasolar planets
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,036
4,531
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Astronomy
Astrometry
Extrasolar Planets
Stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,143
6,295
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karlheinz Meier
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,707
132,173
0.407
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andre Schoening
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,698
127,468
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,921
93
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johanna Stachel
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,929
51,681
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,066
142
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Flavio Archilli
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,003
48,482
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,577
212
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martino Borsato
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,095
46,405
0.644
particle physics
fermion flavour
beyond Standard Model
dark sector
flavour-changing neutral currents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,847
442
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ralf Klessen
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,637
23,893
0.502
theoretical astrophysics
star formation
ISM dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,526
529
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bjoern Malte Schaefer
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,521
21,378
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,846
689
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Arthur Hebecker
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,580
26,027
0.693
Theoretical Particle Physics
Cosmology
String Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,304
799
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
C Wetterich
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,251
9,414
0.275
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,445
811
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tilman Plehn
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,089
13,708
0.402
LHC Physics
Higgs Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,378
1,270
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luca Amendola
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
11,600
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,520
1,586
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Martinez Delgado
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,639
6,454
0.298
Stellar Tidal Streams
Dwarf Galaxies
Milky Way
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,506
1,616
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Walter Dehnen
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,234
6,254
0.295
galaxy dynamics
numerical methods in astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,962
1,729
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Markus Oberthaler
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,308
8,382
0.413
Many Body Quantumsystems
trace analysis at the single atom level
Tests of quantum field theory with experiments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,825
1,929
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bernd Jähne
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,642
3,098
0.166
Image processing
environmental physics
oceanography
air-sea interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,573
2,240
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ulrich S Schwarz
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,817
6,280
0.373
Theoretical physics of soft matter and biological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,772
2,283
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Weidemüller
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,535
4,658
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,137
2,950
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dieter Heermann
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,793
2,284
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,145
3,640
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sacha Hony
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,613
3,703
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,855
3,723
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Selim Jochim
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,411
3,197
0.280
AMO Physics
Ultracold Atoms
Condensed Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,657
3,762
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Guenter Dosch
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,327
2,398
0.212
Theoretische Physik
Neurophysiologie
Philosophie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,914
3,809
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rüdiger Klingeler
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,190
3,619
0.323
correlated electrons
solid state physics
superconductivity
lithium-ion batteries
molecular magnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,430
4,033
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maurits W Haverkort
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,629
5,080
0.478
X-ray spectroscopy
Correlated electron systems
Electronic structure
spectroscopy
Computational physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,725
4,296
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yiannis Tsapras
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,036
4,531
0.451
astrophysics
extrasolar planets
general relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,809
4,767
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sabine Reffert
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,143
6,295
0.689
Astronomy
Astrometry
Extrasolar Planets
Stars