Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 410 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,438
29,163
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
statistical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,336
18,766
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Halbleiter großer Bandlücke
Leistungselektronik
Hochfrequenzelektronik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,811
10,835
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,698
10,325
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,798
9,197
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
vision
visual electrophysiology
psychophysics
visual acuity
illusions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,028
7,896
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neuromuscular Control
Biomechanics
Functional Adaptations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,321
8,820
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,252
7,419
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Electrochemistry
conducting polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,223
2,410
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Microscopy
Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,004
2,707
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
protease
protein quality control
degradation
N-end rule
signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,167
6,439
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
DFT
Metal clusters
TDDFT
mechanochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,925
6,786
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Professional competence of teachers
instructional quality
evidence-based teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,227
6,119
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
rheology
polymers
nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
2,499
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quaternary
luminescence dating
sediments
geochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,987
3,937
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cognitive Control
Unconscious Cognition
Multitasking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,818
4,649
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mechanics
Disorder
Adhesion
Roughness
Mesoscale models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
6,663
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
CMOS Analog Digital Low Power Low Voltage Circuits - Energy Harvesting - Inertial Sensors
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,046
2,564
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
3,831
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Systemic Neuroscience
hippocampus
synaptic transmission
interneurons
inhibition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,080
3,409
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Optogenetics
Systems neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,056
3,712
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,013
2,096
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microoptics
MOEMS
optofluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,946
2,424
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,746
2,933
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microactuators
Micro Adaptive Optics
Micro Magnetic Resonance
Micro Coils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,879
2,041
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,355
245
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Auer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,438
29,163
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,567
385
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Willi Sauerbrei
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,336
18,766
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,649
578
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oliver Ambacher
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,811
10,835
0.259
Halbleiter großer Bandlücke
Leistungselektronik
Hochfrequenzelektronik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,844
644
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heinz Rennenberg
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,698
10,325
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,045
981
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jens Timmer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,798
9,197
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,027
1,488
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Bach
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,028
7,896
0.343
vision
visual electrophysiology
psychophysics
visual acuity
illusions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,932
1,643
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Albert Gollhofer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,321
8,820
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,043
2,024
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephan Heermann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,252
7,419
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,147
2,418
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juergen Heinze
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,223
2,410
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,117
2,446
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ralf Thomann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,004
2,707
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,250
2,641
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ruth Geiss Friedlander *
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,167
6,439
0.425
protease
protein quality control
degradation
N-end rule
signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,065
3,258
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Walter
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,925
6,786
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,870
3,851
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thamar Voss
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,227
6,119
0.545
Professional competence of teachers
instructional quality
evidence-based teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,438
4,382
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Friedrich
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
2,499
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,682
4,389
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Preusser
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,987
3,937
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,698
4,477
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrea Kiesel
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,818
4,649
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,642
4,770
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lars Pastewka
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
6,663
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,709
4,887
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yiannos Manoli
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,046
2,564
0.283
CMOS Analog Digital Low Power Low Voltage Circuits - Energy Harvesting - Inertial Sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,094
5,133
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Valerij G Kiselev
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
3,831
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,826
5,468
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marlene Bartos
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,080
3,409
0.422
Systemic Neuroscience
hippocampus
synaptic transmission
interneurons
inhibition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,923
6,272
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ilka Diester
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,056
3,712
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,881
6,307
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frank Stienkemeier
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,013
2,096
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,366
6,385
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hans Zappe
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,946
2,424
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,065
6,542
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Judith Korb
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,746
2,933
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,300
7,445
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ulrike Wallrabe
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,879
2,041
0.347
Microactuators
Micro Adaptive Optics
Micro Magnetic Resonance
Micro Coils