Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

BASF Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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
Germany
Kwo Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,123
8,211
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Paul Igor Costea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,083
14,646
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Robert Landsiedel
Toxicology
Biokinetics
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
6,087
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Pieter J. İn 'T Veld
modeling
computation
chemistry
polymer physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
5,533
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Matthew A. Hannah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
2,455
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Siddharth Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,445
3,493
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Thomas Holcombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,312
1,249
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Lan Ma-Hock
toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
1,961
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Frederick Chesneau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,884
3,558
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Jonathan Lefebvre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,670
3,720
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Oskar Zelder
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
1,369
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Germany
Li Chen (陈立)
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
1,632
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Germany
Joris Benschop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
1,252
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Germany
Sebastian Salentin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
3,306
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Kristin Schröder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
912
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Germany
Norbert Asprion
Modeling
simulation
optimization
conceptual design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
1,148
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Germany
Liangliang Qu
polymer science
rheology
droplet microfluidics
single cell encapsulation
nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,919
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Germany
Sumohan Misra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
1,145
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Germany
Robert Mcguire
Physical inorganic
photochemistry
catalysis
zeolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,099
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Germany
James Mcleary
polymerization
RAFT
radical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
355
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Germany
Sibylle Groeters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
937
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Germany
Amaury De Montaigu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
900
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Germany
Claas Hoevelmann
Polymerchemie
org. Synthese
homogene Katalyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
531
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Germany
Valerio Ferrario
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,702
968
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Germany
Konstantin Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,017
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,209
Germany
1,979
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kwo Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,123
8,211
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,107
Germany
2,158
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Igor Costea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,083
14,646
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,885
Germany
2,833
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Landsiedel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
6,087
0.433
Toxicology
Biokinetics
Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,765
Germany
6,914
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pieter J. İn 'T Veld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
5,533
0.889
modeling
computation
chemistry
polymer physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,008
Germany
7,414
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew A. Hannah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
2,455
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,098
Germany
7,775
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Siddharth Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,445
3,493
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,659
Germany
7,932
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Holcombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,312
1,249
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,882
Germany
8,381
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lan Ma-Hock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
1,961
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,108
Germany
8,490
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frederick Chesneau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,884
3,558
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,228
Germany
8,827
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan Lefebvre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,670
3,720
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,821
Germany
9,344
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Oskar Zelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
1,369
0.316
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,621
Germany
9,753
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Li Chen (陈立)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
1,632
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,693
Germany
10,437
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joris Benschop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
1,252
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,754
Germany
10,835
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sebastian Salentin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
3,306
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,202
Germany
12,866
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kristin Schröder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
912
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,194
Germany
13,512
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Norbert Asprion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
1,148
0.435
Modeling
simulation
optimization
conceptual design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,689
Germany
13,712
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liangliang Qu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,919
0.744
polymer science
rheology
droplet microfluidics
single cell encapsulation
nanoparticle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,579
Germany
13,989
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sumohan Misra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
1,145
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,639
Germany
14,687
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Mcguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,099
0.472
Physical inorganic
photochemistry
catalysis
zeolites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,324
Germany
15,114
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Mcleary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
355
0.160
polymerization
RAFT
radical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,625
Germany
16,589
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sibylle Groeters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,905
937
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,637
Germany
16,667
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amaury De Montaigu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
900
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,192
Germany
17,408
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Claas Hoevelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
531
0.303
Polymerchemie
org. Synthese
homogene Katalyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,216
Germany
17,724
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Valerio Ferrario
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,702
968
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,706
Germany
18,067
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Konstantin Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,017
0.618