Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universität Tubingen Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
Mario Liu
hydrodynamics
granular media
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,886
23,701
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Kostas Kokkotas
Gravitation
Relativistic Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
12,299
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Christoph Braun
Magnetoencephalography
Somatosensory system
Motor system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,155
6,319
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Rüdiger Staubert
High Energy Astrophysiks
X-ray Astronomy
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
3,841
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Igor Lesanovsky
quantum physics
non-equilibrium systems
phase transitions
quantum cellular automata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,700
6,172
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Claus Zimmermann
cold atoms
laser spectroscopy
laser development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
1,545
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Dieter P Kern
Nanotechnologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,985
1,229
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Daniela Thorwarth
Medical Physics
Radiotherapy
Functional Imaging
MR-guided Radiotherapy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,725
5,663
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Daniela Doneva
modified gravity
gravitational waves
neutron stars
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
6,281
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Daniel Braun
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Information
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Optics
Quantum Chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
2,744
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Roderich Tumulka
foundations of quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
2,758
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Germany
Suleimanov Suleymanov Valery F
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,956
3,389
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Germany
Mikhail Bashkanov
Particle physics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,287
2,522
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Germany
Nils Schopohl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
548
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Sabine Andergassen
Computational Quantum Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,522
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Germany
Johannes Rheinlaender
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
1,635
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Germany
Long Ji
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
2,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Germany
Maria Benedetta Casu
organic materials
organic magnets
organic radicals
organic quantum materials
magnetism in organic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
867
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Germany
Federico Carollo
nonequilibrium systems
many-body quantum systems
open quantum systems
large deviations
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,672
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Germany
Lucas Gardai Collodel
General Relativity
Black Holes
Boson Stars
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,352
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Germany
Carmela Rianna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
1,025
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Germany
Kai Braun
Physikalische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
690
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Germany
Alessio Belenchia
Theoretical Physics
Gravity
Quantum Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,097
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Germany
Christina Schwarz
Biomedical Optics
Adaptive Optics
Vision Science
Retinal Imaging
Two-Photon Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
457
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Germany
Erick Ortiz
magnetoencephalography
inverse problem
bayesian methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
274
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,729
Germany
828
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mario Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,886
23,701
0.721
hydrodynamics
granular media
theoretical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,103
Germany
1,393
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kostas Kokkotas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
12,299
0.532
Gravitation
Relativistic Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,841
Germany
1,936
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,155
6,319
0.348
Magnetoencephalography
Somatosensory system
Motor system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,985
Germany
2,118
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rüdiger Staubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
3,841
0.226
High Energy Astrophysiks
X-ray Astronomy
Gamma-ray Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,959
Germany
3,167
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Igor Lesanovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,700
6,172
0.486
quantum physics
non-equilibrium systems
phase transitions
quantum cellular automata
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,328
Germany
3,879
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claus Zimmermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
1,545
0.144
cold atoms
laser spectroscopy
laser development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,965
Germany
4,195
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dieter P Kern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,985
1,229
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,109
Germany
5,473
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniela Thorwarth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,725
5,663
0.733
Medical Physics
Radiotherapy
Functional Imaging
MR-guided Radiotherapy
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,195
Germany
5,715
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniela Doneva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
6,281
0.849
modified gravity
gravitational waves
neutron stars
black holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,739
Germany
6,374
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
2,744
0.414
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Information
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Optics
Quantum Chaos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,404
Germany
6,890
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roderich Tumulka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
2,758
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,154
Germany
7,070
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Suleimanov Suleymanov Valery F
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,956
3,389
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,954
Germany
7,830
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mikhail Bashkanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,287
2,522
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,221
Germany
10,948
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nils Schopohl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
548
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,566
Germany
11,955
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sabine Andergassen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,522
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,293
Germany
13,073
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johannes Rheinlaender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
1,635
0.604
Biophysics
Cell Mechanics
Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,988
Germany
13,908
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Long Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
2,262
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,195
Germany
15,623
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maria Benedetta Casu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
867
0.422
organic materials
organic magnets
organic radicals
organic quantum materials
magnetism in organic materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,713
Germany
17,194
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Federico Carollo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,672
0.961
nonequilibrium systems
many-body quantum systems
open quantum systems
large deviations
statistical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,672
Germany
19,554
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lucas Gardai Collodel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,352
0.980
General Relativity
Black Holes
Boson Stars
Gravitational Waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,032
Germany
20,322
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carmela Rianna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
1,025
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,140
Germany
20,325
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kai Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
690
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,029
Germany
20,729
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alessio Belenchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,097
0.893
Theoretical Physics
Gravity
Quantum Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,322
Germany
25,526
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christina Schwarz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
457
0.584
Biomedical Optics
Adaptive Optics
Vision Science
Retinal Imaging
Two-Photon Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,555
Germany
31,032
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Erick Ortiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
274
0.583
magnetoencephalography
inverse problem
bayesian methods