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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Comparative effectiveness research
evidence syntheses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,304
16,054
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
micromagnetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,594
5,099
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Knowledge and Research and Innovation
Democracy
Quality of Democracy
Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,343
8,806
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Image & Art Research
Media Art Histories
Digital Humanities
Digital Art
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
1,501
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
774
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hochschulforschung
Hochschulentwicklung
Hochschulmanagement
wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
864
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
micromagnetism
permanent magnets
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
903
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
660
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
E-Government
eParticipation
Open Data
Big Data
Open Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
676
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
micromagnetics
scientific computing
permanent magnets
magnetic recording
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
647
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Modeling and simulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
574
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
micromagnetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
659
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Blood Purification
Adsorption
Anticoagulation
Sepsis
Biocompatibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
429
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
354
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
EU foreign policy
European foreign policy
EU diplomacy
European diplomacy
Central and Eastern Europe
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
355
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
476
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
blood purification
antimicrobial agents and peptides
Sepsis
endothelial glycocalyx
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
370
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
extracorporal blood purification
sepsis
endotoxin research
inflammation
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
280
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Climate & Weather extremes
Disaster management
Climate change adaptation
Machine Learning & AI
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
350
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Attention
memory
eye movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
214
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Verständlichkeitsforschung
Wissensmanagement
Software-Engineering
Qualitätsmanagement
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
99
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
E-Democracy
Open Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
142
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
267
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Blockchain
AI
Game Studies
Nudging
digital identities
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
299
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
326
0.997
Gerald Gartlehner
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,304
16,054
0.548
Thomas Schrefl
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,594
5,099
0.327
David FJ Campbell
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,343
8,806
0.660
Knowledge and Research and Innovation
Democracy
Quality of Democracy
Quality
Oliver Grau
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
1,501
0.367
Image & Art Research
Media Art Histories
Digital Humanities
Digital Art
Thomas Klestil
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
774
0.442
Attila Pausits
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
864
0.604
Hochschulforschung
Hochschulentwicklung
Hochschulmanagement
wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung
Johann Fischbacher
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
903
0.843
Carla Tripisciano
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
660
0.638
Johann Höchtl
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
676
0.685
Harald Özelt
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
647
0.763
micromagnetics
scientific computing
permanent magnets
magnetic recording
Markus Gusenbauer
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
574
0.740
Alexander Kovacs
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
659
0.864
Jens Hartmann
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
429
0.571
Blood Purification
Adsorption
Anticoagulation
Sepsis
Biocompatibility
Aneeq Mahmood
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
354
0.556
Heidi Maurer
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
355
0.583
EU foreign policy
European foreign policy
EU diplomacy
European diplomacy
Central and Eastern Europe
Liliya Satalkina
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
476
0.967
Stephan Harm
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
370
0.761
blood purification
antimicrobial agents and peptides
Sepsis
endothelial glycocalyx
Claudia Schildböck
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
280
0.579
extracorporal blood purification
sepsis
endotoxin research
inflammation
biomaterials
Md. Humayain Kabir
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
350
0.862
Climate & Weather extremes
Disaster management
Climate change adaptation
Machine Learning & AI
Margit Höfler
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
214
0.585
Benedikt Lutz
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
99
0.272
Verständlichkeitsforschung
Wissensmanagement
Software-Engineering
Qualitätsmanagement
Michael Sachs
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
142
0.412
Eugenia Niculescu-Morzsa
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
267
0.783
Alexander Pfeiffer
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
299
0.912
Matthias Pilecky
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
326
0.997